adduction

adduction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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