abducens

n., pl., ab·du·cen·tes (ăb'dū-sĕn'tēz', -dyū-).
Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that convey motor impulses to the rectus muscle on the lateral side of each eye.

[From Latin abdūcēns, present participle of abdūcere, to take away. See abduct.]

[L.] drawing away.

• a. nerve — see abducent nerve.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
  Synonyms: abducent, abducent nerve, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve

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