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Abducent
- adjective - a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
- especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Abetment
- noun - the verbal act of urging on
Abutment
- noun - a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
- point of contact between two objects or parts
Accident
- noun - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
Acescent
- - Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Adducent
- adjective - especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
Adherent
- adjective - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- sticking fast
Adjacent
- adjective - having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
- near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
Adjument
- - Help; support; also, a helper.
Afferent
- adjective - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
- of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"