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Webster 1913 Edition


Abductor

Ab-duc′tor

,
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.

Definition 2024


abductor

abductor

English

Noun

abductor (plural abductors)

  1. One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century][1]
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Etymology 2

From New Latin abductus + -or.

Noun

abductor (plural abductors or abductores)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body[early 17th century][1]
    the abductor oculi draws the eye outward.
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References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

Spanish

Noun

abductor m (plural abductores)

  1. (anatomy) abductor

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