adduction

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A0082600 (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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(əˈdʌk ʃən)

n. 1. the action of adducting. 2. the act of adducing. [1630–40; < Medieval Latin]

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

adduction - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the bodymovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

Translations

adductionadduzione

adduction

[ah-duk´shun] the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.

Adduction versus abduction of arm. From Chabner, 1996.

ad·duc·tion

(ă-dŭk'shŭn), Do not confuse this word with abduction. In lecturing and dictation, some physicians pronounce the word "A D duction" to avoid ambiguity.1. Movement of a body part toward 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 nose. 3. A position resulting from such movement. Compare: abduction.

Adduction

The movement of a limb or other body part, usually on a transverse plane, toward the axis or midline—medial plane—of the body.

ad·duc·tion

(ă-dŭk'shŭn) 1. Movement of a body part toward the median plane (of the body, in the case of limbs; of the hand or foot, in the case of digits) or midline of the body. 2. Monocular rotation (duction) of the eye toward the nose. 3. A position resulting from such movement.
Compare: abduction

adduction

A movement towards the centre line of the body. Muscles which adduct are called adductors. The term derives from the Latin ad , to and ducere , to draw. Compare ABDUCTION.

adduction

Rotation of an eye towards the midline (Fig. A6). See duction; paralysis of the third nerve; Duane's syndrome.

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Fig. A6 Abduction of the right eye. Adduction of the left eye

ad·duc·tion

(Ad) (ă-dŭk'shŭn) Movement of a body part toward the median plane (of the body, in the case of limbs; of the hand or foot, in the case of digits).

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noun (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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