| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| abducens |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ab·du·cens |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   b-d  s nz, -dy- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ab·du·cen·tes (b d-s nt z, -dy-)
Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that convey motor impulses to the rectus muscle on the lateral side of each eye. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin abd cns, present participle of abdcere, to take away. See abduct.
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