Abducting (Adjective)
Meaning
Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The deltoid muscle is responsible for abducting the arm at the shoulder joint.
- Abducting the hip joint allows for movement of the leg away from the midline of the body.
- The supraspinatus muscle plays a key role in abducting the arm and stabilizing the shoulder.
- Abducting the fingers involves movement away from the midline of the hand.
- The gluteus medius muscle is essential for abducting the thigh and maintaining balance.