ad·duct ( -d kt ,  -dkt)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. n. Chemistry A chemical compound that forms from the addition of two or more substances. [Back-formation from adductor.] ad·duc tion n.ad·duc tive adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | adduction - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
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adduction
n (form) → Anführung f; (of proof) → Erbringung f
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