adductor muscle
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5.4
- noun
- /ædˈʌktər ˈmʌsəl/
- Specialized
:
músculo aductor
- During a proper stretch, the adductor muscles are engaged to bring the legs toward the center of the body.
Examples
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Indirect evidence for thyroarytenoid adductor muscle activity was obtained by observing the movement of the exposed trachea and larynx when the voltage was sent to the nerve cuff electrode.
Academic text (2011) -
The primitive adductor muscle for the mandible had split into two parts: the pterygoideus, which originated in the pterygoid flange, and the muscle that in mammals.
Academic text (2003) -
We attribute the airway distress to tetany in synkinetically reinnervated laryngeal adductor muscles.
Academic text (2010) -
The adductor muscle helps pull your legs together when you exercise.
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Strengthening your adductor muscles can improve balance and stability while walking or running.
Synonyms
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7.9
A muscle that pulls a leg or arm toward the middle of the body
Antonyms
- Specialized
A muscle that moves a limb or other body part away from the body's middle
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'adductor' denotes a mover toward the midline and 'muscle' denotes tissue that produces movement, so 'adductor muscle' straightforwardly means a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line. This follows regular English noun-noun/compound naming patterns (and common cross-linguistic anatomical terms), making it immediately understandable to learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
Adductor muscle gets its name from what it does: an adductor is a muscle that pulls a limb toward the body's middle. That's why it means 'a muscle that draws a body part toward the middle of the body'.