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adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
ə-ˈdək-tər
a-
1
: a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
2
: a muscle that closes the valves of a bivalve mollusk
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Recent Examples on the Web
Since signing a two-year, $62 million free-agent deal on March 19, Snell has made only three starts for the Giants, going 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA before straining the adductor muscle in his left groin during a bullpen session earlier this month.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Patrick Bailey’s ninth-inning heroics save SF Giants on night Joey Bart returns and Kyle Harrison shines
MEDICAL UPDATES
Blake Snell (left adductor strain) is slated to throw a bullpen session Wednesday in San Francisco, a week after going on the injured list.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Forward Leo Campana, who scored against D.C. last weekend, is questionable with a strained adductor.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Roll along the entire length of your adductors from the groins to just before the knee.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Starting guard Fred VanVleet missed his third straight game with a left adductor strain.
—Bill Trocchi, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Jae Crowder, out (left adductor surgery)The Marquette University alumnus had his first five-on-five practice Tuesday, and Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin said Crowder looked good and, more importantly, felt good on Wednesday.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
The distinctive characteristics the 6-foot-8 smooth swingman possess had the Hornets salivating over him, giving Miller the nod over Scoot Henderson, who missed Sunday’s game with a strained left adductor, shelving any possibility the two would get matched up on each other.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
The Nets did see a player return from injury for the second straight night, this time getting back Cam Johnson following his four-game absence with a strained adductor muscle.
—Kyle Hightower, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Adductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adductor. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
ə-ˈdək-tər
: a muscle that draws a body part (as an arm or finger) toward or past a plane or a line that divides the body or a hand or foot into right and left halves
Medical Definition
adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
-ˈdək-tər
1
: any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute to the adduction of the human thigh:
a
: one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera
called also adductor longus
b
: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the iliopectineal line and the upper part of the linea aspera
called also adductor brevis
c
: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and the ischium and inserted behind the first two into the linea aspera
called also adductor magnus
2
: any of several muscles other than the adductors of the thigh that draw a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
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