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abducting

abducting

7.7
A muscle that moves a part of the body away from the middle
  • adjective
  • /æbˈdʌktɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : abductor
  • The abducting muscle helps lift the arm away from the body.

Examples

  • The abducting muscles of the hip are vital for stable walking.

  • Physical therapy focused on strengthening the abducting muscles to restore shoulder function.

  • When the abducting nerve is damaged, eye movement away from the nose is impaired.

  • He felt the abducting sensation in his shoulder during the exercise.

  • Physical therapy focused on strengthening the abducting muscles to restore shoulder function.

  • The abducting muscles of the hip are vital for stable walking.

  • The abducting muscle helps lift the arm away from the body.

Synonyms

abducent
vsabducting
  • Specialized
9.9

Causing a muscle to move a body part away from the body's middle

is the same but uses the action form rather than the descriptive form

Surface Forms

abducting positive

Morphology

abducting = abduct (semi-transparent) = abduct + ing

Formed transparently from the verb 'abduct' with the participial suffix '-ing', but the anatomical sense ('moving away') is specialized and may not be obvious to learners who only know 'abduct' as 'kidnap'.

Etymology

Abducting comes from Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and ducere meaning 'to lead', the same root you see in conduct. So an abducting muscle 'leads' a limb away from the body's middle, which is why it means moving a part outward.