- Adductor
Adductor can refer to:
* One of theanatomical terms of motion
*Adductor longus muscle
*Adductor magnus muscle
*Adductor brevis muscle
*Adductor canal
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Adductor — Ad*duc tor, n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.) 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adductor — adj. anat. Aductor. Medical Dictionary. 2011 … Diccionario médico
adductor — SYN: a. muscle. * * * ad·duc·tor dək tər n 1) any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute to the adduction of the human thigh: a) one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera … Medical dictionary
adductor — noun 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… … Wiktionary
adductor — UK [əˈdʌktə(r)] / US [əˈdʌktər] noun [countable] Word forms adductor : singular adductor plural adductors medical a muscle that pulls a part of your body back to its normal position See: abductor … English dictionary
adductor — n. [L. ad, near; ducere, to lead] A muscle that draws parts together or toward the median axis; see adductor … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
adductor — ad|dụctor, Gen.: ...to̱ris, Pl.: ...to̱res: erläuternder Bestandteil von fachspr. Fügungen mit der Bedeutung „Anzieher, Anziehmuskel“; z. B. in der Fügung ↑Musculus adductor pollicis … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
adductor — ⊕ adducción, ⊕ adductor ra → aducir, 4 … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Adductor — pritraukiamasis statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Adductor ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pagrindiniai terminai … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
adductor — n. (in full adductor muscle) any muscle that moves one part of the body towards another or towards the middle line of the body … Useful english dictionary
