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adductor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adductor muscle |
| Type of | skeletal muscle, striated muscle |
| Has types | musculus adductor hallucis, great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus, musculus adductor longus, musculus adductor brevis |
| Derivation | adduct |
Examples of adductor
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The Isles'No. 1 netminder had missed five games with a strained adductor muscle.
From the sacbee.com
He underwent surgery on his torn adductor longus tendon in Melbourne on Monday.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Wells has been on the disabled list since June 2 with a right adductor strain.
From the washingtontimes.com
The strained adductor has also been linked to a mild case of osteitis pubis.
From the couriermail.com.au
Dalembert essentially has missed all of training camp with a strained left adductor.
From the sacbee.com
Then slide the blade upward to cut the adductor muscle which holds the shell closed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It occurs when excessive tension is placed on the adductor muscles of the inner thigh.
From the stltoday.com
Jones was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game with a right adductor strain.
From the sacbee.com
Crain is recovering from a strained right adductor, but time is running short for him.
From the freep.com
- A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
- 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; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose
- (Adductors) muscles of the inner thigh that pull your legs together. They attach the pelvis and the femur (or thigh bone). You use these muscles when inline skating, skate skiing or swimming the breaststroke.
- (Adductors) tendons on inside of legs, they pull the legs together. Common surgery: adductor tenotomy cuts adductors to prevent legs scissoring.
- A muscle located in the hind limb of an animal which makes up part of the top round.
- Muscles which contract to close both parts of the shell
- The muscle that open and closes a bivalve's shell.
- One who (muscle which) leads toward the body. To admit means to send toward or permit entrance.
