adductor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of adductor
1740–50; < New Latin, Late Latin: conductor. See adduce, -tor
Vocabulary lists containing adductor
Example Sentences
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Alcaraz needed a medical timeout - which he said was for an adductor problem even though he seemed to be cramping - midway through a five-hour, five-set battle against Zverev.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
He then missed six weeks with an adductor strain and this season he has missed time with a calf strain and a groin injury.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
The Argentine has contributed to three of Spurs' clean sheets this season, having missed two games with an adductor injury.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
This time Messi spent most of the game walking around the field, conserving his energy and favoring a low-grade adductor injury in his left leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
The tendon of insertion of pars medialis of M. adductor mandibulae externus does not become a superficial aponeurosis posteriorly in the Zenaida Dove as it does in the Mourning and White-winged doves.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Robert L. Merz
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