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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·duction n.

ad·ductive adj.

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Adj.

adductive - especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part

adducent, adducting

physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

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