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adductor

The correct spelling is adductor.

How to pronounce adductor

noun

IPA: /əˈdʌktə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Add-uct-or

The correct spelling is adductor. 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 For example: "the adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose."

Usage Examples

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.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

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