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Adduction

//əˈdʌk.ʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of adducing or bringing forward. countable, uncountable

    "an adduction of facts gathered from various quarters"

  2. 2
    (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body wordnet
  3. 3
    The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis countable, uncountable

    "Coordinate term: circumduction"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“I bring to myself”), from ad + ducō (“I lead”). Compare French adduction. Equivalent to adduct + -ion or adduce + -tion. See adduce.

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