adductor

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈdʌktə(ɹ)/

Noun

adductor (plural adductors)

1. (anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor

   the adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.

   • In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles.

Related terms

• adduction

Translations

• French: adducteur
• Portuguese: adutor
• Spanish: aductor

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