ab·du·cens  ( ăb-d s ənz, -dy -)
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n. pl. ab·du·cen·tes ( ăb ′d -s ĕn t ēz ′, -dy -) Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that convey motor impulses to the rectus muscle on the lateral side of each eye.
[From Latin abdūcēns, present participle of abdūcere, to take away; see ABDUCT.] |
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