adductor

[ uh-duhk-ter ]

/ əˈdʌk tər /

noun

any muscle that adducts (opposed to abductor).

Origin of adductor

1740–50; <New Latin, Late Latin: conductor. See adduce, -tor

Words nearby adductor

Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct, adduction, adductor, adductor brevis, adductor canal, adductor longus, adductor magnus, adductor muscle of big toe

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Example sentences from the Web for adductor

The body is attached to these valves, round and beneath the adductor, so as to hide it until one of the valves be removed.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
There is no hollow or crest for the adductor muscle, which is small.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Branches supply the stifle and the adductor and pectineus muscles.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
In one leg, the entire muscle is indistinguishably fused with M. adductor profundus and they appear as a single muscle.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in|E. Bruce Holmes

Scuta furnished only with an adductor muscle: other valves, when present, not united into an immovable ring.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for adductor

adductor

/ (əˈdʌktə) /

noun

a muscle that adducts

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Medical definitions for adductor

adductor

[ ə-dŭk′tər ]

n.

A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, an arm, or a toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity.

Scientific definitions for adductor

adductor

[ ə-dŭk′tər ]

A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb toward the midline of the body. Compare abductor.

单词	adductor
释义	adductor [ uh-duhk-ter ] / əˈdʌk tər / noun any muscle that adducts (opposed to abductor). Origin of adductor 1740–50; <New Latin, Late Latin: conductor. See adduce, -tor Words nearby adductor Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct, adduction, adductor, adductor brevis, adductor canal, adductor longus, adductor magnus, adductor muscle of big toe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adductor The body is attached to these valves, round and beneath the adductor, so as to hide it until one of the valves be removed. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)\|Charles Darwin There is no hollow or crest for the adductor muscle, which is small. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)\|Charles Darwin Branches supply the stifle and the adductor and pectineus muscles. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix In one leg, the entire muscle is indistinguishably fused with M. adductor profundus and they appear as a single muscle. Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in\|E. Bruce Holmes Scuta furnished only with an adductor muscle: other valves, when present, not united into an immovable ring. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)\|Charles Darwin British Dictionary definitions for adductor adductor / (əˈdʌktə) / noun a muscle that adducts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for adductor adductor [ ə-dŭk′tər ] n. A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, an arm, or a toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for adductor adductor [ ə-dŭk′tər ] A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb toward the midline of the body. Compare abductor. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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