abducens

Plural: abducentes

Noun

• The sixth cranial nerve, which controls outward eye movement.
• a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
• Ellipsis of abducens nerve.

Examples

• His gaze scanned the board, his abducens nerve working overtime to find a bingo.

Synonyms

abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve