abducens muscle

== English == === Etymology === Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˈmʌs.l̩/, /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˈmʌs.l̩/ === Noun === abducens muscle (plural abducens muscles) (anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face. === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1