A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.

synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve.

Dutch: nervus abducens

Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part.

synonym: abducting.

Roget 289: repelling etc. v.; repellent, repulsive; abducent^†, abductive^†.    centripetal