Etymology
Origin of adduction
First recorded in 1630–40, adduction is from the Medieval Latin word adductiōn- (stem of adductiō ). See adduct, -ion
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"We wanted to understand what are the neurons that control the vocal cord adduction, and then how do those neurons interact with the breathing circuit?"
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
They knew that vocal cord adduction is controlled by laryngeal motor neurons, so they began by tracing backward to find the neurons that innervate those motor neurons.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
The sequential combination of flexion, adduction, extension, and abduction produces circumduction.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
For example, abduction is raising the arm at the shoulder joint, moving it laterally away from the body, while adduction brings the arm down to the side of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Whether such abrasion was due to contact in simple vertical adduction or in anteroposterior sliding is impossible to determine, but the evidence considered above indicates the latter probability.
From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Richard C. Fox
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