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adduction
noun
(2)
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adduction
[
uh
-
duhk
-sh
uh
n ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
Physiology.
the action of an
adducent
muscle.
the act of
adducing
.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
adduction
1
First recorded in 1630–40, adduction is from the
Medieval Latin
word
adductiōn-
(stem of
adductiō
). See
adduct
,
-ion
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