Meaning & use
abducens
The sixth cranial nerve, which controls the muscle that turns the eye outward.
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Damage to the abducens nerve can prevent the eye from moving outward normally.
The neurologist tested the abducens nerve by asking the patient to follow a moving light.
A note on using this word
Abducens is almost always used in the full term abducens nerve, in anatomy and medicine.
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