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adductor

Syllabification: (ad·duc·tor)
Pronunciation: /əˈdəktər/
(also adductor muscle)
Definition of adductor

noun

Anatomy
  • a muscle whose contraction moves a limb or other part of the body toward the midline of the body or toward another part. Compare with abductor.
  • any of a number of specific muscles in the hand, foot, or thigh: [followed by Latin genitive]:adductor hallucis

Origin:

early 17th century: modern Latin, from Latin adduct- 'brought in', from the verb adducere (see adduce)

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