abducens nerve

English

Alternative forms

• abducent nerve, abducens

Etymology

From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/, /abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/, /abˈdjuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/, /abˈdjuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/, /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/

Noun

abducens nerve (plural abducens nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [19th century.]

   Synonym: sixth nerve

   Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Translations

nerve

• Chinese: 外展神經 / 外展神经 (zh) (wàizhǎn shénjīng), 外展神经 (zh) (wàizhǎnshénjīng); 外旋神經 / 外旋神经 (wàixuán shénjīng), 外旋神经 (wàixuánshénjīng)
• Czech: odtahující nerv m
• Dutch: nervus abducens m, afvoerende zenuw m
• Finnish: loitontajahermo
• German: Nervus abducens (de)
• Hungarian: távolító ideg (hu)
• Irish: néaróg abduchtach f
• Italian: nervo abducente
• Latin: nervus abducens m
• Lithuanian: atitraukiamasis nervas m
• Malay: saraf abdusen
• Portuguese: nervo abducente m

References

• “abducens nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “abducens nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.