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adductor

ad·duc·tor [ ə dúktər ] (plural ad·duc·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
muscle that pulls in: a muscle that pulls a leg or arm toward the central line of the body or a toe or finger toward the axis of a leg or arm

[Early 17th century. < modern Latin< Latin adductus (see adduct)]
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