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abducent

Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/

The English word “abducent” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.

noun

  1. That which abducts.
  2. An abducens nerve.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

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