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Adductor

/əˈdʌktə(ɹ)/

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

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noun
  1. 1

    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."

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