abducens muscle

English

Etymology

Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˈmʌs.l̩/, /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˈmʌs.l̩/

Noun

abducens muscle (plural abducens muscles)

1. (anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1