adductor

[uh-duhk-ter]

noun

1. any muscle that adducts (abductor ).

adductor

/ əˈdʌktə /

noun

1. a muscle that adducts

adductor

1. A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb toward the midline of the body.

2. Compare abductor

Word History and Origins

Origin of adductor¹

1740–50; < New Latin, Late Latin: conductor. See adduce, -tor

Example Sentences

Ever since returning from an adductor strain last month, Hernández had endured one of his coldest stretches at the plate since joining the Dodgers last year.

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After returning to the dugout between innings, Hernández was removed from the game, reporting tightness in both his hamstring and adductor to the team’s training staff.

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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.

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But at the 2:11 mark of the third quarter, Davis left the game with what was later revealed as a strained left adductor and hasn’t played since.

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He played 31 minutes before suffering the adductor injury.

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