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Adducting

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adducent(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adductiveAdducing, or bringing towards or to something.

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abducentnounThat which abducts.
abductingespecially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

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adducent(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adductornoun(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.
adductorsnoun(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.
adductionnoun(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis
abductornounOne who abducts; a kidnapper.
adhesionalRelating to adhesion.
abductor musclenouna muscle that draws a part away from the median line
adhesionsnounThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
adhesivelyIn an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
suctioningnounThe process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
adhesionnounThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
abductive(logic, computing) Being or relating to a logical process of abduction or inference.
adhesivenessnounthe quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
abductingverbespecially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
adambulacralnounSuch an ossicle or spine
circumductionnoun(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
adhesinnoun(biochemistry) Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.
dorsiflexionnoun(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction.
adheringverb(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
suctionnounThe process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

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