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adduction
(ă-dŭk′shŏn )
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[ adduct ]
1. Movement of a limb toward the median plane of the body. SEE: abduction for illus. 2. Movement of a digit toward the median plane of the limb. 3. Inward rotation of an eyeball.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Adduction." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735307/0/adduction.
Adduction. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735307/0/adduction. Accessed April 19, 2026.
Adduction. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735307/0/adduction
Adduction [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 19]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735307/0/adduction.
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