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Abducent
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noun
abducent
n.
1.
A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
Synonyms:
abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
adjective
abducent
adj.
1.
(physiol) Drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; especially of muscles. Antonym: adducent.
Synonyms:
abducting
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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push from, drive apart, drive from &c. 276; chase, dispel; retrude[obs3]; abduce[obs3], abduct; send away; repulse. keep at arm's length, turn one's back upon, give the cold shoulder; send off, send away with a flea in one's ear. Adj. repelling &c. v.; repellent, repulsive;
abducent
[obs3], abductive[obs3]. centripetal Phr. like charges repel; opposite charges attract; like poles repel,
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