[ab.duct] vt [L abductus, pp. of abducere, lit., to lead away, fr. ab- + ducere to lead--more at tow] (1834) 1: to carry off (as a person) by force
2: to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb -- ab.duc.tor n