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abducens nerve
ab·du·cens nerve [ ab dss'nz nùrv, ab dyss'nz nùrv ] or ab·duc·ent nerve [ ab dss'nt nùrv, ab dyss'nt nùrv ]


noun 
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nerve in eye: a nerve conveying impulses from the brain to the muscle that moves the eye laterally in its socket, one of a pair of cranial nerves
[Abducens< modern Latin, present participle of abducere (see abduct)]
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