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adduction /ad·duc·tion/ (ah-duk´shun) the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.
adduction
[əduk′shən]
Etymology: L, adducere, to bring to
the movement of a limb toward the midline or axis of the body. Compare abduction. adduct, v.

adduction [ah-duk´shun]
the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.
Adduction versus abduction of arm. From Chabner, 1996.

adduction (·dukˑ·shn),
n joint movement toward the body along the horizontal plane.
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Adduction.

adduction (duk´shn),
n the process of bringing two objects toward each other; the opposite of abduction.

adduction
the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.

adduction 
Rotation of an eye towards the midline (Fig. A6). See duction; paralysis of the third nerve; Duane's syndrome.
Fig. A6 Abduction of the right eye. Adduction of the left eyeenlarge picture
Fig. A6  Abduction of the right eye. Adduction of the left eye


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