abducent - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Synonyms

• abducens
• abducens nerve
• abducent
• abducent nerve
• nervus abducens
• sixth cranial nerve

More generic

• cranial nerve

Adjective

especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

Synonyms

• abducent
• abducting

Opposite / Antonyms

• adducent

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