Word of the Day:
adductor
What It Means
A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.
Adductor in Context
“He has also shown that the adductor muscles of the dactyl are very strong and so arranged as to produce the effect , while the opposing muscles are slender”
Did You Know?
From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.
Source and license
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