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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He sustained an adductor injury on the penultimate day of the series in Sydney and was severely hampered.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 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
"Ben Stokes is currently being assessed for a right adductor complaint," said an England statement.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
Frank lost captain Cristian Romero in the pre-match warm-up to adductor issue and Mathys Tel finished with his knee wrapped in a heavy bandage as the pair joined Tottenham's long injury list.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
The proximal portion of the pars media has tendinous connections with the tendon of the m. semitendinosus and with the pars posticus of the m. adductor longus et brevis.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
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