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adductor

Pronunciation: /əˈdʌktə/

(also adductor muscle)

Definition of adductor

noun

Anatomy

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