adductor
noun/əˈdʌktɚ/
Etymology
From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.
- derived from adduco
Definitions
A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or…
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.
- The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.
- He has also shown that the adductor muscles of the dactyl are very strong and so arranged as to produce the effect , while the opposing muscles are slender
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA