abducens muscle
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abducens muscle (plural abducens muscles)
- (anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.
References edit
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1