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Abduction
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Abduction
[kinesiology] Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median sagittal plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction. ==Muscles of abduction== ===Upper limb=== ===Lower limb=== ===Other=== ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_(kinesiology)
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abduction
[n] - the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member 2. [n] - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=abduction
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Abduction
Movement of a limb away from middle of body, such as bringing arms to shoulder height from hanging down position. Found op http://www.netfit.co.uk/glossary/fitness-glossary-a.htm
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Abduction
Movement of a part away from the midline, e.g. abduction at the shoulder moves the arm away from the trunk and out to the side. At the thumb, it describes movement of the digit forward from the anatomical position, away from the palm. This is because, in evolutionary terms, the thumb of the primitiv... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605
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abduction
In English law, the taking away by force, fraud, or persuasion of a woman or a child against her own will, or against the will of her parents or guardians. Women and girls There are four offences of... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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abduction
In philosophy and logic, a form of probable inference, reaching a probable conclusion on the basis of available evidence. Aristotle uses the term to refer to a weak syllogism that ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Abduction
Move away from an imaginary midline that separates the left and right sides of the body
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Abduction
Moving a limb outwards from the trunk.
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Abduction
Abduction: In medicine, the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Abduction of both legs spreads the legs. The opposite of abduction is adduction. Adduction of the legs brings them together. From the Latin 'ab-' meaning 'away from' + 'ducere' meaning 'to draw or lead' = 'to draw away... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2085
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Abduction
Movement of a limb away from middle of body, such as bringing arms to shoulder height from hanging down position. Found op http://fitandhealthysolutions.com/terminology/terminologya.html
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Abduction
Ab·duc'tion noun [ Latin abductio : confer French abduction .] 1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. Roget. 2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other part fr... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/3
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abduction
<anatomy, neurology> Movement of the limbs toward the lateral plane or away from the body. ... (11 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?abduction
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abduction
noun the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man`s wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abduction
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abduction
(ab-duk´shәn) the act of abducting; the state of being abducted. Abduction of the fingers. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Abduction
• (n.) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. • (n.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. • (n.) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, t... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/abduction/
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abduction
(from the article `Peirce, Charles Sanders`) ...deductive, or mathematical, logic, Peirce was a student primarily of `the logic of science`i.e., of induction and of what he referred to as ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/4
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abduction
in law, the carrying away of any female for purposes of concubinage or prostitution. The taking of a girl under a designated age for purposes of ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/4
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abduction
abduction 1. A leading away. 2. The act of illegally carrying off or leading away anyone, such as a wife, child, ward, voter. Applied to any leading away of a minor under the age of sixteen, without the consent of the parent or guardian; and the forcible carrying off of any one above that age. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2734/
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abduction
Type: Term Pronunciation: ab-dŭk′shŭn Definitions: 1. Movement of a body part away from the median plane (of the body, in the case of limbs; of the hand or foot, in the case of digits). 2. Monocular rotation (duction) of the eye toward the temple. 3. A position resulting from such mo... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74
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Abduction
[The Outer Limits] "Abduction" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It first aired on 18 August 2001, during the seventh season. ==Introduction== An alien kidnaps five high school students, and tells them that one must be killed. They must decide which of them it will be. ==O... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_(The_Outer_Limits)
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abduction
(logic) The process of inference to the best explanation. Abduction is sometimes used to mean just the generation of hypotheses to explain observations or conclusionsm, but the former definition is more common both in philosophy and computing. The semantics and the implementation of abduction cannot... Found op http://foldoc.org/abduction
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abduction
The movement of a body part away from the axis or midline of the body. Also, the movement of a digit away from the axis of the limb. Muscles that carry out abduction are called abductors and are largely found in the limbs and neck. The opposite movement is called adduction. Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/abduction.html
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Abduction
(Gr. apagoge) In Aristotle's logic a syllogism whose major premiss is certain but whose minor premiss is only probable. -- G.R.M. In Peirce: type of inference yielding an explanatory hypothesis (q.v.), rather than a result of deductive application of a 'rule' to a 'case' or establishment of a rule b... Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/a.html
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Abduction
n. the carrying away of any person by luring, by force or by fraud. This is a misdemeanor punishable by indictment. A near synonym in criminal law is kidnapping but it is restrictive in its meaning as it refers to abduction by force or the threat of force. Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/abduction.htm
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Abduction
In logic abduction is a syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AA.HTM
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