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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.

   "The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose."

2. 2
   a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abductoradductor musclebicepscentercynosurefocus

Antonyms

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abductor

Example

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"The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose."

Etymology

From Latin adduco. Equivalent to adduct + -or.

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