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ad·duc·tor
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n. A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity. [New Latin, from Latin addūcere, adduct-, to bring to, contract; see adduce.] |
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| adductor | |
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| a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line |
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| adductor
(ə-dŭk'tər) Pronunciation Key
A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb toward the midline of the body. Compare abductor. |
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adductor ad·duc·tor (ə-dŭk'tər)
n.
A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, an arm, or a toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity.
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Main Entry: ad·duc·tor
Pronunciation: -'d&k-t&r
Function: noun
1 : any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute tothe adduction of the human thigh: a : one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera called also adductor longus b : one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the iliopectineal line and the upper part of the linea aspera called also adductor brevis c : one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and the ischium and inserted behind the first two into the linea aspera called also adductor magnus
2 : any ofseveral muscles other than the adductors of the thigh that draw a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
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Adductor
Ad*duc"tor\, n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. --Verrill.
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