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adduct1

Syllabification: (ad·duct)
Pronunciation: /əˈdəkt/

Definition of adduct

verb

[with object]
  • (of a muscle) move (a limb or other part of the body) toward the midline of the body or toward another part. The opposite of abduct.

Derivatives

adduction

Pronunciation: /əˈdəkSHən/

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)

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