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adduct1

Pronunciation: /əˈdʌkt/

Definition of adduct

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

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)