WordNet
abductor muscle
n. a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: abductor]
Wikipedia
Abductor muscle
Abductor muscle refers to any muscle that causes abduction and may refer to:
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot
- Abductor hallucis muscle
- Abductor pollicis brevis muscle
- Abductor pollicis longus muscle
Usage examples of "abductor muscle".
We made an incision over the outside of the exterior _os sesamoideum pollicis pedis,_ and thus got at the root of the abductor muscle.