ADDUCTING

adducent, adductive, adducting

(adjective) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

adducting

present participle of adduct

Source: Wiktionary


ADDUCT

Ad*duct", v. t. Etym: [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See Adduce.] (Physiol.)

Definition: To draw towards a common center or a middle line. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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