Definition of Adductor. Meaning of Adductor. Synonyms of Adductor

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Definition of Adductor

Adductor
Adductor Ad*duc"tor, n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.) 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; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. --Verrill.

Meaning of Adductor from wikipedia

- Adductor may refer to: Adductor muscle (disambiguation) Adductor canal Adduction, a motion that pulls towards the midline of the body or limb This disambiguation...
- The adductor group is made up of: Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Adductor minimus This is often considered to be a part of adductor magnus...
- The adductor magnus is a large triangular muscle, situated on the medial side of the thigh. It consists of two parts. The portion which arises from the...
- In human anatomy, the adductor hiatus also known as hiatus magnus is a hiatus (gap) between the adductor magnus muscle and the femur that allows the p****age...
- iliotibial tract. The adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, pectineus, and gracilis make up the adductor group. The adductors all originate on...
- A adductor muscle is any muscle that causes adduction. It may refer to: Adductor muscles of the hip, the most common reference in humans, but may also...
- phonation, is found along with other varying symptoms. The voice quality of adductor spasmodic dysphonia can be described as “strained-strangled” from tension...
- the femoral triangle to the adductor hiatus. The adductor canal extends from the apex of the femoral triangle to the adductor hiatus. It is an intermuscular...
- The adductor brevis is a muscle in the thigh situated immediately deep to the pectineus and adductor longus. It belongs to the adductor muscle group....
- the adductor muscles of the hip, also known as the groin muscles. The adductor muscles that make up the groin consist of the adductor brevis, adductor longus...