ADDUCTION
\ɐdˈʌkʃən], \ɐdˈʌkʃən], \ɐ_d_ˈʌ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ADDUCTION
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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1. Movement of a limb toward the central axis of the body, or beyond it. 2. A position resulting from such movement.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The action by which parts are drawn towards the axis of the body. The muscles which execute this function are called Adductors.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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