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Abduct
is always a great word to know.
So is presynaptic. Does it mean:
| the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; degree of susceptibility to stimulation |
| being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse |
Example Sentences
- Crazed turkeys attack, aliens abduct cows, and robots slaughter the townspeople.
- The same pistol-toting thugs tried to abduct him from his sickbed, but fled when another patient raised the alarm.
- Bachelors form harems by successfully competing to abduct fillies, or unbred females.
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World English Dictionary
| abduct (æbˈdʌkt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap |
| 2. | Compare adduct (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body |
| [C19: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away] | |
| ab'ductor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
abduct
"to kidnap," 1834, in this sense probably a back-formation from abduction (q.v.); the earlier form was abduce and the meaning was "to draw away" by persuasion (1530s), from L. abducere "to lead away." Related: Abducted; abducting.
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Medical Dictionary
abduct ab·duct (āb-dŭkt')
v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts
To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.
ab·duc'tion n.
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