ADDUCTOR

adductor, adductor muscle

(noun) a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

adductor (plural adductors or adductores)

(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

Coordinate terms

• abductor

Source: Wiktionary

Ad*duc"tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.)

Definition: 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. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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