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Adduction

Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle pulls toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the legs toward the midline of the body so the legs are closer together. From the Latin prefix “ad" meaning “toward” + “ducere” meaning “to draw or lead” = “to draw toward.”

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1. Movement of a body part toward the median plane (of the body, in the case of limbs; of the hand or foot, in the case of digits). 2. Monocular rotation (duction) of the eye toward the nose. 3. A position resulting from such movement. Cf.:abduction.

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ad·duc·tion ə-'dək-shən, a- n the action of adducting: the state of being adducted

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ad·duc·tion (ə-dukґshən) the act of adducting or the state of being adducted.

Adduction and abduction of the shoulder.

Medical dictionary. 2011.