abducens

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz/, /abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z/, /abˈdjuː.sənz/, /abˈdjuː.sn̩z/ (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈd(j)uˌsɛnz/ === Noun === abducens (plural abducentes) (anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve. [early 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “abducens”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “abducens”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.dy.sɛns/ === Noun === abducens m (invariable) abducens == Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of abdūcō (“to lead away, carry off, take or bring away”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈduː.kẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈduː.t͡ʃens] === Participle === abdūcēns (genitive abdūcentis); third-declension one-termination participle present active participle of abdūcō ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective.