English

Etymology

Noun

1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.

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

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

Muscles of adduction

Upper limb

• of arm at shoulder
  • Subscapularis
  • Teres major
  • Pectoralis major
  • Infraspinatus
  • Triceps brachii (caput longum)
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Coracobrachialis

• of hand at wrist
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensor carpi ulnaris

• of fingers
  • Palmar interossei

• of thumb
  • Adductor pollicis

Lower limb

• of thigh at hip
  • medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip
    • Adductor longus
    • Adductor brevis
    • Adductor magnus
    • Pectineus
    • Gracilis

• of toes (S2-S3)
  • Adductor hallucis
  • Plantar interossei

Other

• vocal folds
  • Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

• eyeball
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Inferior rectus muscle
  • Medial rectus muscle

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