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adductor muscle

DEFINITIONS OF: adductor muscle

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n a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line

Synonyms:
adductor
Types:
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musculus adductor brevis
the short adductor muscle of the thigh
musculus adductor longus
the long adductor muscle of the thigh
great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus
the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh
musculus adductor hallucis
the adductor muscle of the great toe
Type of:
skeletal muscle, striated muscle
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
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