Adduct


physiology. to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts (opposed to ).
also called addition compound. chemistry. a combination of two or more independently stable compounds by means of van der waals’ forces, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds.
compare (def 2), .
historical examples

and yet, in the cat and the dog, it is also able to adduct the first metacarpal bone.
artistic anatomy of animals douard cuyer

contraction of the anterior pterygoid when the jaw was in this position pulled the mandible forward and did not adduct it.
the adductor muscles of the jaw in some primitive reptiles richard c. fox

could flex, extend, and adduct and abduct the wrist; some power of flexion in index finger, in others none.
surgical experiences in south africa, 1899-1900 george henry makins

verb (transitive)
(of a muscle) to draw or pull (a leg, arm, etc) towards the median axis of the body compare abduct (sense 2)
noun
(chem) a compound formed by direct combination of two or more different compounds or elements

adduct ad·duct (ə-dŭkt’, ā-dŭkt’)
v. ad·duct·ed, ad·duct·ing, ad·ducts
to draw inward toward the median axis of the body or toward an adjacent part or limb.
ad·duc’tion n.
ad·duc’tive adj.

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