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    ABDUCENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeplay

    Synonyms:

    abducens; abducens nerve; abducent; abducent nerve; nervus abducens; sixth cranial nerve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("abducent" is a kind of...):

    cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent partplay

    Synonyms:

    abducent; abducting

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Domain category:

    physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)

    Antonym:

    adducent (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)

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