abducent

abducent
/ab dooh"seuhnt, -dyooh"-/, adj. Physiol.
drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting.
[1705-15; < L abducent- (s. of abducens). See ABDUCENS]

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  • abducent — /əbˈdjusənt/ (say uhb dyoohsuhnt), /æb / (say ab ) adjective Physiology drawing away (applied to muscles, etc.). {New Latin abducent , present participle of abducere draw away} …  

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