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Adduction

Adduction \Ad*duc"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce.]

  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.

    An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters.
    --I. Taylor.

  2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction.
    --Dunglison.

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adduction

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
adduction

n. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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.