Medical term:

abducent



abducent

 [ab-du´sent]
serving to abduct something.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ab·du·cent

(ab-dū'sent),
1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.
2. Synonym(s): abducent nerve [CN VI]
Synonym(s): abducens
[L. abducens]
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ab·du·cent

(ab-dū'sĕnt)
1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.
Synonym(s): abducens.
2. Synonym(s): abducent nerve [CN VI].
[L. abducens]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

abducent

Causing a separation. The word derives from the Latin ab , from, and ducere , to draw or lead. See also ABDUCTION.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ab·du·cent

(ab-dū'sĕnt)
Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.
Synonym(s): abducens.
[L. abducens]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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