Adductor (Noun)
Meaning
A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The adductor magnus is the largest of the adductor group, and originates on the front of the pubis and ischium bones.
- The tendon of the adductor longus muscle wraps around the lower border of the great saphenous vein and forms a complex vascular and muscular compartment.
- In the thigh, the adductor magnus is assisted in its function by several smaller adductor muscles.
- Adductor pollicis is a flexor muscle of the thumb, and helps to form the palmar aponeurosis in conjunction with other muscles.
- In the case of a broken femur, the adductor brevis muscle is often torn due to its proximity to the site of the fracture.