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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."
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ə′dək·shən ) ( physiology ) Movement of one part of the body toward another or toward the median axis of the body.
adduction /ad·duc·tion/ (ah-duk´shun) the act of adducting; the state of being adducted. adduction [əduk′shən] Etymology: L, adducere, to bring to
ad·duct (-d kt, -d kt) tr.v. ad·duct·ed, ad·duct·ing, ad·ducts Physiology. To draw inward toward the median axis of the body or toward an adjacent part or limb.
–noun 1. Physiology . the action of an adducent muscle. 2. the act of adducing . Use adduction in a Sentence See images of adduction Search adduction on the Web ...
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.