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abduct
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abduct /ab·duct/ (ab-dukt´) to draw away from the median plane, or (the digits) from the axial line of a limb.abdu´cent
ab·duct (b-dkt)
v.
To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.

ab·duction n.

abduct,
v to move in the direction away from the center line of the body.

abduct (abdukt´),
v to draw away from the median line or from a neighboring part or limb.

abduct
to draw away from an axis or the median plane.

abduct 
To turn away from the midline, as when the eye rotates outward.

abduct
verb To move away from the body


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