ADDUCTOR


Meaning of ADDUCTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdək-tər ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, one that draws to, from adducere

Date: 1615

1. : a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity

2. : a muscle that closes the valves of a bivalve mollusk

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.