ADDUCTION definitions

Adduction

1) Motility 2) Motion 3) Move 4) Movement 5) The act of adducing
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adduction

movement of a limb or part towards the midline. At the thumb, adduction allows for grasp.
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movement of a part towards the midline, e. g. adduction at the hip joint moves the leg toward the midline and adduction of both legs would press the knees together or cross the legs
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adduction

movement of a joint towards the center line of the body. For example when you turn your foot inwards you are adducting.
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Adduction

• (n.) The act of adducing or bringing forward. • (n.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction.
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Adduction

Movement of a limb toward middle of body, such as bringing arm to side from extended position at shoulder.
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Adduction

The inward movement of an arm or leg toward the body
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adduction

The movement of a body part toward the axis or midline of the body. Also, the movement of a digit toward the axis of the limb. Muscles that carry out adduction are called adductors. The opposite movement is called abduction.
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Adduction

Movement of a part towards the midline, e. g. adduction at the hip joint moves the leg toward the midline and adduction of both legs would press the knees together or cross the legs.
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adduction

<anatomy, orthopaedics> Movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or toward the axial line of the limb. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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adduction

(ә-duk´shәn) the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.
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Adduction

Moved toward an imaginary midline that separates the left and right sides of the body
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Adduction

Ad·duc'tion noun [ Confer French adduction . See Adduce .] 1. The act of adducing or bringing forward. « An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor. » 2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are dra...
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Adduction

The bringing of a limb towards the trunk.
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Adduction

Adduction: Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle pulls toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the legs toward the midline of the body so the legs are closer together. From the Latin prefix 'ad' meaning 'toward' + 'ducere' meaning 'to ...
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adduction

(au-duk;shun) The movement of a body part toward the axis or midline of the body; movement of a digit toward the axis of the limb.
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Adduction

A movement which brings a limb closer to the sagittal plane of the body. (opposite of abduction).
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adduction

adduction 1. To draw inward toward the median axis of the body or toward an adjacent part or limb. 2. The action of adducing or bringing forward facts or statements.
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Adduction

Movement of a limb toward middle of body, such as bringing arms to side from extended position at shoulder.
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