| abduce | (verb) advance evidence for | Synonyms: adduce, cite |
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| abducens | (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye | Synonyms: abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve |
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| abducent | (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | Synonyms: abducting |
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| (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye | Synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve |
| abduct | (verb) pull away from the body | - |
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| (verb) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | Synonyms: kidnap, nobble, snatch |
| abducting | (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | Synonyms: abducent |
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| abduction | (noun) the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife | - |
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| (noun) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | - |
| abductor | (noun) a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line | Synonyms: abductor muscle |
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| (noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | Synonyms: kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher |