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adductor

American  
[uh-duhk-ter] / əˈdʌk tər /

noun

  1. any muscle that adducts (abductor ).

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

Etymology

Origin of adductor

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

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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School

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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

M. adductor mandibulae externus profundus.—The origin is fleshy from the medial surface of the temporal fossa, the posterior wall of the orbit and the otic process of the quadrate.

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

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