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Webster 1913 Edition
Adductor
Ad-duc′tor
,Noun.
[L., fr.
adducere
.] (Anat.)
A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; – opposed to
abductor
; as, the
. adductor
of the eye, which turns the eye toward the noseIn the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called
adductor
muscles. Verrill.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adductor
ADDUC'TOR
,Noun.
A muscle which draws one part of the body towards another; as the adductor oculi, which turns the eye towards the nose; the adductor pollicis manus, which draws the thumb towards the fingers.
Definition 2024
adductor
adductor
English
Noun
adductor (plural adductors)
- (anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose.
- Verrill:
- In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles.
- Verrill:
Usage notes
- In anatomy, the alternative plural adductores is sometimes used.
Coordinate terms
Translations
muscle