abducens muscle
- noun
- /æbˈdjuːsənz ˈmʌsəl/
- Specialized
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músculo abducens
- Damage to the abducens muscle can cause double vision and difficulty moving the eye outward.
Examples
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The abducens muscle allows the eye to move laterally away from the nose.
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The surgeon carefully examined the abducens muscle during the procedure to correct the patient's strabismus.
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The abducens muscle controls eye movement.
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She has a strong abducens muscle in her left eye.
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Damage to the abducens muscle can cause double vision and difficulty moving the eye outward.
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The abducens muscle allows the eye to move laterally away from the nose.
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The surgeon carefully examined the abducens muscle to ensure proper function during the eye surgery.
Synonyms
A muscle on the outer side of the eye that turns the eye outward away from the nose
A muscle on the outer side of the eye that moves it away from the nose
A muscle on the outer side of the eye that turns the eye outward
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'abducens' specifies lateral/abducting action on the eyeball and 'muscle' is body tissue that produces movement, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer a muscle that moves the eye outward. This noun-noun combination follows a common anatomical naming pattern found across languages, making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Abducens muscle comes from Latin parts ab meaning 'away' and ducere meaning 'to lead', so imagine a muscle that 'leads' the eye away from the nose. That's why it means the muscle that turns the eye outward.
