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abductor

 
Dictionary: ab·duc·tor
(ăb-dŭk'tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One, such as a kidnapper, who abducts.
  2. Anatomy. A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity.

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A muscle that moves a part of the body away from the midline, or causes the fingers or toes to spread apart.

A muscle that moves a part of the body away from the midline, or spreads the fingers or toes apart.

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That which abducts.

 
 

 

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