adduction /ad·duc·tion/ (ah-duk´shun) the act of adducting; the state of being adducted.
adduction
adduction (
·dukˑ·shn),
adduction (
duk´shn),
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 (
·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.
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Fig. A6 Abduction of the right eye. Adduction of the left eye
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