to adduct

Examples

• All

• In yoga, practitioners adduct their thighs together to maintain balance and stability during certain poses.

• Lateral prongs were used to adduct the arytenoids until vocal fold approximation was achieved.

  Academic text (2012)

• Therefore, the vocal folds continue to adduct normally, but the muscles around the larynx are weakened from sudden laryngeal growth.

  Academic text (2015)

• Methodological consistency was maintained by always adducting folds to the midline so that the glottal gap was not noticeable.

  Academic text (2012)

• They were seated with their shoulders adducted and rotated in a neutral manner and elbows flexed at 90 degrees.

  Academic text (2017)

• The glove itself, rather than the sensors, is the most likely cause of error when the wrist is flexed or the fingers and thumb are abducted or adducted; the fabric is forced to slide over the skin when performing these movements and is prevented by friction from returning exactly to its starting position.

  Academic text (1990)

• Metatarsus adductus is a common neonatal foot problem in which the forefoot is adducted and the lateral border of the foot is convex (curved).

  Academic text (2005)

• During the examination, the doctor asked the patient to adduct their arm towards the body to assess shoulder mobility.

Antonyms

A

to abduct

• Specialized

2 7.7

To move a body part like an arm or leg away from the middle of the body

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology