abductor
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of abductor1
First recorded in 1840–50; abduct + -or 2
Origin of abductor2
From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at abduce, -tor
Vocabulary lists containing abductor
Example Sentences
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The trouble with this was that the abductor muscles are the ones that open the trachea, allowing airflow to the lungs.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
The Guthrie family has publicly pleaded with the alleged abductor to return their mother, and has offered money as they seek proof of life and any information about her whereabouts.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Rojas is injured, having aggravated a left abductor muscle injury trying to make the play in question and sat out Game 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
Young had been on IR all season after having surgery to repair an abductor muscle injury.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
It is this latter which, by itself alone, forms the deltoid of quadrupeds, a muscle known, in veterinary anatomy, as the long abductor of the arm.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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