What does adduct mean?
Adduct means (transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line..
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/əˈdʌkt/ · verb
(transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line..
Coordinate term: circumduct
The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.
The patient was unable to adduct his thumb after the injury.
to adduct a limb
Use adduct when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adduct means (transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include abduct.
Coordinate term: circumduct
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