(adj) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part, Syn.adducting, adductive, Ant.abducent
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L., fr. adducere. ] (Anat.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
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