adduction
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /əˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
  • (anatomy sense) (for emphasis and disambiguation from abduction) IPA: /ˈeɪ.ˈdiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/
Noun

adduction

  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
    • I. Taylor
      an adduction of facts gathered from various quarters
  2. (anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
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