English-Thai Dictionary
adductor
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ADDUCTOR
n.[L.] A muscle which draws one part of the body towards another; as the adductor oculi, which turns the eye towards the nose; the adductor pollicis manus, which draws the thumb towards the fingers.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ADDUCTOR
Ad *duc "tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat. )
Defn: 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; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill.
New American Oxford Dictionary
adductor
ad duc tor |əˈdəktər əˈdəktər |(also adductor muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy a muscle whose contraction moves a limb or other part of the body toward the midline of the body or toward another part. Compare with abductor. • any of a number of specific muscles in the hand, foot, or thigh: [ followed by Latin genitive ] : adductor hallucis. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin adduct- ‘brought in, ’ from the verb adducere (see adduce ).
Oxford Dictionary
adductor
adductor |əˈdʌktə |(also adductor muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy a muscle whose contraction moves a limb or other part of the body towards the midline of the body or towards another part. Compare with abductor. • any of a number of specific muscles in the hand, foot, or thigh: [ followed by Latin genitive ] : adductor hallucis. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin adduct- ‘brought in ’, from the verb adducere (see adduce ).
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