n. 1.1 a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Syn. --abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. 1.1 (physiol) drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- especially of muscles adducent Syn. -- abducting [ WordNet 1.5 ]