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adductor brevis (muscle)

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ad·duc·tor bre·vis (mus·cle)

[TA]
muscle of medial (adductor) compartment of thigh; origin, superior ramus of pubis; insertion, upper third of medial lip of linea aspera; action, adducts thigh; nerve supply, obturator.
Synonym(s): musculus adductor brevis [TA], short adductor muscle
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