adduct1

 
Pronunciation: /əˈdʌkt/

verb

[with object]
  • (of a muscle) move (a limb or other part of the body) towards the midline of the body or towards another part: the main function of pectorals is to adduct the armsThe opposite of abduct.

Derivatives

adduction

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: back-formation from late Middle English adduction, from late Latin adductio(n-) 'bringing forward', from the verb adducere 'bring in' (see adduce)