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adduction

NOUN
  1. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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  • He went voluntarily and of his own accord to the garden; which answered the adduction or bringing of the beast to be sacrificed unto the door of the tabernacle, according to the law: for there he did not only give up himself into the hands of those who were to shed his blood, but also actually entered upon the offering up of himself unto Pneumatologia
  • —In this articulation the movements permitted are flexion and extension in the plane of the palm of the hand, abduction and adduction in a plane at right angles to the palm, circumduction, and opposition. III. Syndesmology. 6h. Carpometacarpal Articulations
  • —The movements permitted in this joint are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction. III. Syndesmology. 1F. Radiocarpal Articulation or Wrist-joint
  • Trying to liken video game obsession, if you will, with a real adduction such as alcoholism or even being a shopaholic, for example. CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2007
  • One popular theory postulates that a clubfoot is a result of intrauterine maldevelopment of the talus that leads to adduction and plantarflexion of the foot.
  • For the lower extremity, exercises like squats, lunges, leg press, leg extension, leg curls, hip adduction/abduction, and calf raises are essential. VeloNews Training Center: Is strength training for cycling a good idea?
  • —In this form of joint, an ovoid articular surface, or condyle, is received into an elliptical cavity in such a manner as to permit of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction, but no axial rotation. III. Syndesmology. 3. Classification of Joints
  • The latter part of this propulsive phase employs rapid extension at the elbow while adduction ceases.
  • —The movements which occur in these joints are flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction; the movements of abduction and adduction are very limited, and cannot be performed when the fingers are flexed. III. Syndesmology. 6j. Metacarpophalangeal Articulations
  • In the advanced case, the upper limb is carried in a characteristic posture of flexion, adduction, and pronation.
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