adductor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈdʌktəɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈdʌktə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.
Meanings
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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.
The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.
He has also shown that the adductor muscles of the dactyl are very strong and so arranged as to produce the effect , while the opposing muscles are slender
1908, Addison Emery Verrill, Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adductors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| adductores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
adductor hiatus · adduction · adductor longus
Translations (19)
ko 모음근 (muscle) · fi adduktori (muscle) · sv adduktor (muscle) · ms aduktor (muscle) · pl przywodziciel (muscle) · ja 内転筋 (muscle) · pl adduktor (muscle) · hu közelítő izom (muscle) · fr adducteur (muscle) · de Adduktor (muscle) · fi lähentäjälihas (muscle) · pt adutor (muscle) · es aductor (muscle) · es adductor (muscle) · cmn 內收肌 /内收肌 (muscle) · ru приводя́щая мы́шца (muscle) · pon uhre (of a bivalve) (muscle) · ko 내전근 (muscle) · ca adductor (muscle)