Associations to the word «Adductor»

Wiktionary

ADDUCTOR, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

ADDUCTOR, noun. A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley