abductor (redirected from Abductor muscles)

ab·duc·tor  (b-dktr)

n.

1. One, such as a kidnapper, who abducts.

2. Anatomy A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity.

---

abductor  (b-dktr)

A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb away from the midline of the body. Compare adductor.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abductor - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animals criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime crimper, crimp - someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers seizer, shanghaier - a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
	2.	abductor - a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line abductor muscle skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes musculus abductor digiti minimi manus - the abductor muscle of the little finger musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis - the abductor muscles of the little toe musculus abductor hallucis - the abductor muscle of the great toe musculus abductor pollicis - the abductor muscle of the thumb

Translations

abductor [æbˈdʌktəʳ] N → raptor(a) m/f, secuestrador(a) m/f

abductor [æbˈdʌktə^r] n → ravisseur/euse m/f
child abductor → kidnappeur m (d'enfants)

abductor

n → Entführer(in) m(f)

abductor [æbˈdʌktəʳ] n → rapitore/trice