abducens oculi

[ ăb-dōō′sənz ŏk′yə-lī′ ]

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The lateral rectus muscle.

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Crossed diplopia could be produced with a red glass, tenotomy of the left abducens sufficed to correct it.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Tenotomy of the internal rectus and advancement of the abducens of the right eye at the end of December.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Et exitus aquarum deduxerunt oculi eius; et estuabat dolore cordis intrinsecus amarissimo.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Avem Philomelam lingua carere pro certo affirmare possum, nisi me oculi fallunt.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne

Nec sicci sint oculi amisso amico, nec fluant; lacrimandum est, non plorandum.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein