ab·du·cent ( b-d  s nt)adj. Abducting; drawing away. |
abducent
[abdo̅o̅′sənt]
Etymology: L, drawing away
pertaining to a movement away from the median line of the body.
abducent
abducting.
abducent nerve
the sixth cranial nerve; it arises from the pons and supplies the lateral rectus and retractor bulbi muscles of the eyeball, allowing for motion. Paralysis of the nerve causes a medial strabismus and absence of third eyelid protrusion when the corneal reflex is tested. See also Table 14.
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