Search for crossword answers and clues
(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Answer for the clue "(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body ", 9 letters:
adduction
Word definitions for adduction in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of adducing or bringing forward. 2 (context physiology English) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adduction \Ad*duc"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce .] The act of adducing or bringing forward. An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. --I. Taylor. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- ...
Usage examples of adduction.
The Hip Adduction position looked vaguely obscene, like a gynecological torture device.
This was what he had been sentenced to death for, equinus of the ankle, varus of the heel, and adduction of the forefoot -- an affliction that would be remedied by a doctor in a matter of minutes.
This was what he had been sentenced to death for, equinus of the ankle, varus of the heel, and adduction of the forefoot-an affliction that would be remedied by a doctor in a matter of minutes.