NOUN | body | abductor muscle, abductor | a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line |
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Meaning | A muscle that draws a body part away from the median line. | |
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Synonym | abductor | |
Narrower | musculus abductor digiti minimi manus | The abductor muscle of the little finger |
musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis | The abductor muscles of the little toe | |
musculus abductor hallucis | The abductor muscle of the great toe | |
musculus abductor pollicis | The abductor muscle of the thumb | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | abductor, músculo abductor | |
Catalan | múscul abductor |
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