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abducens nerve

the sixth cranial nerve, carrying motor fibers for control of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, which rotates the eyeball outward. Also called abducent nerve.

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spirituality

spirituality

n.

1. a concern for or sensitivity to things of the spirit or soul, especially as opposed to materialistic concerns.

2. more specifically, a concern for God and a sensitivity to religious experience, which may include the practice of a particular religion but may also exist without such practice.

3. the fact or state of being incorporeal.