adductor

n.
A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity.

[New Latin, from Latin addūcere, adduct-, to bring to, contract. See adduce.]

(ə-dŭk'tər)
n.

A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, an arm, or a toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity.

That which adducts.

• thigh a. muscles — include the pectineus, gracilis and the adductor itself. These and the external obturator muscle can be affected by obturator paralysis which allows the legs to spread. Section of the pectineus and adductor has been suggested as a palliative treatment for canine hip dysplasia.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a muscle that draws a part toward the median line
  Synonym: adductor muscle

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