Adductor

Origin

Latin, from adducere.

Full definition of adductor

Noun

1. (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; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose.
• Verrill:In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles.

Usage notes

The alternative spelling adductores is sometimes used to refere to the plural of the muscles.

Coordinate terms

• abductor