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Definition of "adductor" []

  • A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "adductor" in a sentence
  • "Where Mr. Calderwood lost me was when he described a tear to his right inner thigh adductor muscle that probably called for him to hang up his running shoes indefinitely."
  • "The All Blacks No10 was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup when he tore his left adductor on 1 October, the day before New Zealand's pool match against Canada."
  • "There should be resistance from the adductor muscle within the shell."