adductor

American  

[uh-duhk-ter] / əˈdʌk tər /

noun

1. any muscle that adducts (opposed to abductor).

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adductor British  

/ əˈdʌktə /

noun

1. a muscle that adducts

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adductor Scientific  

/ ə-dŭk′tər /

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

2. Compare abductor

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Etymology

Origin of adductor

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

Example Sentences

He sustained an adductor injury on the penultimate day of the series in Sydney and was severely hampered.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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

The visitors came out fighting after the break, Ruben Loftus-Cheek heading over before Leao, who had arrived in Cagliari nursing a right adductor problem, breaking the deadlock having hit the crossbar minutes earlier.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 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

M. adductor mandibulae posterior: ? part of M. temporal, Shufeldt, 1890:16—part of M. adductor mandibulae medius, Edgeworth, 1935:58-59—? part of M. pterygoideus posterior, Adams, 1919:101, pl.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.