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/əˈdʌktɚ/ · noun
(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.
He has also shown that the adductor muscles of the dactyl are very strong and so arranged as to produce the effect , while the opposing muscles are slender
Use adductor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adductor means (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..
Common synonyms include adductor muscle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.
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