adductor

noun
/əˈdʌktɚ/

Etymology

From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.

  1. derived from adduco

Definitions

  1. 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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