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Webster 1913 Edition

Abductor

Ab-duc′tor

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Noun.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abductor

ABDUC'TOR

,
Noun.
In anatomy, a muscle which serves to withdraw, or pull back a certain part of the body; as the abductor oculi, which pulls the eye outwards.

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