- abducent muscle
- отводящая мышца
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
abducent — 1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane. 2. SYN: a. nerve [CN VI]. SYN: abducens. [L. abducens] * * * ab·du·cent ab d(y)üs ənt adj serving to abduct <an abducent muscle> compare ADDUCENT * * * ab·du·cent (ab dooґs … Medical dictionary
abducent — n. 1. 1 a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Syn: abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abducent nerve — A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye outward. Paralysis of the abducent nerve causes inward turning of the eye (internal strabismus) leading to double vision. The abducent… … Medical dictionary
abducent — /ab dooh seuhnt, dyooh /, adj. Physiol. drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting. [1705 15; < L abducent (s. of abducens). See ABDUCENS] * * * … Universalium
abducent — ab•du•cent [[t]æbˈdu sənt, ˈdyu [/t]] adj. phl drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting • Etymology: 1705–15; < L abdūcent , s. of abdūcēns, prp. of abducere. See abduct … From formal English to slang
abducent — I noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye • Syn: ↑abducent nerve, ↑abducens, ↑abducens nerve, ↑nervus abducens, ↑sixth cranial nerve • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve … Useful english dictionary
abducent nerve — noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye • Syn: ↑abducent, ↑abducens, ↑abducens nerve, ↑nervus abducens, ↑sixth cranial nerve • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
abducent — æb djuËsent / duËsent adj. (Anatomy) pulling away or out (especially of a nerve or muscle) … English contemporary dictionary
abducent — a. carrying or turning away, especially of nerve or muscle … Dictionary of difficult words
Nerve, abducent — A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye outward. Paralysis of the abducent nerve causes inward turning of the eye (internal strabismus) leading to double vision. The abducent… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary