abducens ab·du·cens UK/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz/ US/abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z/ uncommon noun 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonymsabducentabducent nerveabducens nervenervus abducenssixth cranial nerve Related words Word family abducens muscleabducens nerve Broader terms cranial nerve WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.