Meaning of ABDUCTOR
| Pronunciation: | | ab'duktur
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- [n] a muscle that draws a part away from the median line
- [n] someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
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| | Synonyms: | | abductor muscle, kidnapper, snatcher |
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| | See Also: | | captor, capturer, criminal, crimp, crimper, crook, felon, malefactor, musculus abductor digiti minimi manus, musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis, musculus abductor hallucis, musculus abductor pollicis, outlaw, seizer, shanghaier, skeletal muscle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [NL.]
1. One who abducts.
2. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form
the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which
draws the eye outward.
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| | Definition: | | a muscle that moves a part of the body away from the midline of the body. |
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