adduction

ad·duct

 (ə-dŭkt′, ă-dŭkt′)

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.

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[Back-formation from adductor.]

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ad·duc′tion n.

ad·duc′tive adj.

ad•duc•tion

(əˈdʌk ʃən)

n.

1. the action of adducting.

2. the act of adducing.

[1630–40; < Medieval Latin]

adduction

1. Movement of a limb toward the body’s midline, or of a digit toward a limb’s axis. Adductor muscles are muscles that contract to move part of the body inward.

2. A movement inward toward the center of the body or of a limb.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

adduction

adduzione

adduction

n (form) → Anführung f; (of proof) → Erbringung f

ad·duc·tion

n. aducción.

1. movimiento hacia la línea media del cuerpo o hacia adentro de un miembro o parte del cuerpo;

2. movimiento hacia un centro común.