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Adducent

Adducent Meaning & Definition
Adducent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adducent?

[adj] (physiology) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adducent: adducting | adductive

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Adducent In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad*du"cent\, a. [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.] (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to {abducent}.

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