ABDUCENT
\ɐbdjˈuːsənt], \ɐbdjˈuːsənt], \ɐ_b_d_j_ˈuː_s_ə_n_t]\
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a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
By Princeton University
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a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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(physiology) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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dromaeognathae
- Prof. Huxley's classification a sub-order Carinatae (birds having sternum with keel), including but one family, Tinamidae tinamous. In this suborder the bones of upper jaw or skull are like what they struthious swift-footed birds, as ostrich.