Found 2 items, similar to Adduction.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: adduction
adduction
n : (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis
of the body
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Adduction
Adduction
\Ad*duc"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See
Adduce.]
1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
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An adduction of facts gathered from various
quarters. --I. Taylor.
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2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are
drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to
abduction.
--Dunglison.
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