adductor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adductor*:
NOUN	body	adductor, adductor muscle	a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line

English > *adductor*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line.
Synonym	adductor muscle
Narrower	musculus adductor brevis	The short adductor muscle of the thigh
	musculus adductor hallucis	The adductor muscle of the great toe
	musculus adductor longus	The long adductor muscle of the thigh
	musculus adductor magnus, great adductor muscle	The muscle that adducts and extends the thigh
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	aductor, músculo aductor
Catalan	múscul adductor
Verbs	adduct	draw a limb towards the body

HyperDic: adductor