Verb used to describe when a body part moves toward the midline of the body.
draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"
Movement of an extremity toward the midline of the body. This action is achieved by an adductor muscle.
A movement toward the midline. The adductor magnus muscle in the thigh pulls the leg toward the medial plane. image
To bring together. Humans adduct the paired vocal folds upon expiration to produce voiced sound. (An easy way to remember the difference between abduction and adduction is this: The first syllable of adduction is "add," or putting two things together).
To draw towards the main axis of the body or a limb.
In physiology, to draw in toward the median axis of the body or an adjacent part or limb. In chemistry, a compound formed by the combination of two or more substances