abducens,n.Anat.|æbˈdjuːsɛnz|[ad.L. abdūcens: see abducent a.]Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves. Also abducens nerve.1822J. ShawMan.Anat.(ed.3) I. 212Sixth, or Abducens.1920S. W. RansonAnat.NervousSyst.viii. 123The abducens emerges between the pons and the pyramid.1967Arch.Neurol.XVII. 81/1Paralysis of the abducens nerve may be a consequence of intracranial hypertension of whatever cause.1980Gray'sAnat.(ed.36) vii. 1068/2The abducens nucleus consists of large and small multipolar neurons.