adduction
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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.
[Back-formation from adductor.]
ad·duc′tion n.
ad·duc′tive adj.
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ad•duc•tion
(əˈdʌk ʃən)n.
1. the action of adducting.
2. the act of adducing.
[1630–40; < Medieval Latin]
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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.
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Translations
adduction
n (form) → Anführung f; (of proof) → Erbringung f
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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.
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