nervus abducens
- noun
- /ˈnɜrvəs æbˈduːsɛnz/
- Specialized
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nervio abducens
- The nervus abducens controls the muscle that moves the eye outward, away from the nose.
Examples
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Damage to the nervus abducens can result in double vision and limited lateral eye movement.
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During the neurological examination, the doctor tested the function of the patient's nervus abducens.
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The nervus abducens is crucial for eye movement.
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Damage to the nervus abducens can cause double vision.
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Damage to the nervus abducens can result in double vision and limited lateral eye movement.
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During the neurological examination, the doctor tested the function of the patient's nervus abducens.
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The nervus abducens controls the muscle that moves the eye outward, away from the nose.
Synonyms
A nerve that moves the eye outward so you can look to the side
A nerve that helps move the eye outward by controlling the muscle on the side of the eye
A nerve that controls the muscle that moves the eye outward
The sixth nerve in the head that makes the eye move outward
A part of the body that controls an eye muscle to move the eye outward
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each element is compositional: 'nervus' means 'nerve' and 'abducens' denotes the nerve that abducts or moves the eye laterally, so the combined term literally names that specific cranial nerve. This follows standard anatomical naming patterns (e.g. 'abducens nerve', 'nervio abducente') and is directly inferable by a learner who knows the constituent parts.
Etymology
Nervus abducens comes from Latin: nervus means 'nerve' and abducens means 'leads away' or 'moves away'. That's why the name labels the small nerve that makes the eye move outward from the nose, so it literally means the 'nerve that moves the eye away'.
