abducent

Definitions of abducent

1. adjective

   especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
   synonyms: abducting

   antonyms:

   adducent

   especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
2. noun

   a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
   synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve

   type of:

   cranial nerve

   any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem