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)

(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [19th century.][1]
Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Synonym: sixth 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
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.

Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abducens nerve”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.

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