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Definition of adductor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adductor

noun
 
/əˈdʌktə(r)/
 
/əˈdʌktər/
(also adductor muscle)
(anatomy)
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  1. a muscle that moves a body part towards the middle of the body or towards another part compare abductorTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin adduct- ‘brought in’, from the verb adducere , from ad- ‘towards’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
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