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abducent(dictionary)
abducent nerve(medicine)
Abducent nerve(health)

abducent (iou)



abducent adjective. L17.
[Latin abducent-, abducens pres. pple of abducere: see ABDUCE, -ENT.]
Anatomy. Of a muscle or nerve: concerned with abduction (sense 2); spec. designating or pertaining to the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles concerned with the lateral movement of the eyeballs.