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Adductor — can refer to: * One of the anatomical terms of motion * Adductor longus muscle * Adductor magnus muscle * Adductor brevis muscle * Adductor canal … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Adductor magnus muscle — The adductor magnus and nearby muscles … Wikipedia
Adductor pollicis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Adductor pollicis muscle Latin = musculus adductor pollicis GraySubject = 126 GrayPage = 462 Caption = The muscles of the thumb. (Adductor pollicis transversus is red band at bottom, and adductor pollicis obliquus is red… … Wikipedia
Adductor hallucis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Adductor hallucis muscle Latin = musculus adductor hallucis GraySubject = 131 GrayPage = 493 Caption = Muscles of the sole of the foot. Third layer. (Oblique head visible at center, and transverse head visible at bottom.… … Wikipedia
adductor muscle of carapace — Muscle attached to carapace for pulling it to the body (thorax) or connecting halves of bivalve shell (e.g. Conchostraca, Ostracoda, Leptostraca) or valves of cirriped capitulum for closure of them. In Cirripedia, any transverse muscles,… … Crustacea glossary
adductor hallucis — adductor hal·lu·cis hal (y)ə səs, hal ə kəs n a muscle of the foot that adducts and flexes the big toe and helps to support the arch of the foot called also adductor hallucis muscle … Medical dictionary
adductor pollicis — adductor pol·li·cis päl ə səs, ə kəs n a muscle of the hand with two heads that adducts the thumb by bringing it toward the palm called also adductor pollicis muscle … Medical dictionary
Adductor — Ad*duc tor, n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; opposed to {abductor}; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscle Long Adducteur — Le muscle long adducteur. Le muscle long adducteur (Musculus Adductor Longus) ou muscle moyen adducteur est un muscle appartenant au plan superficiel de la loge médiale des muscles de la cuisse. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
