adductor

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adductor

/əˈdʌktəɹ/ US
/əˈdʌktə/ UK

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From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.

noun adductors · adductores

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.

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noun muscle

Español	aductor, adductor
한국어	모음근 mo'eumgeun, 내전근 naejeon'geun
日本語	内転筋 naitenkin
中文	內收肌 /内收肌 nèishōujī
Português	adutor
Français	adducteur
Deutsch	Adduktor
Русский	приводя́щая мы́шца privodjáščaja mýšca

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@misc{adductor_2026,
  title = {adductor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adductor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}