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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 outwardWebster 1828 Edition
Abductor
ABDUC'TOR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
abductor
abductor
English
Noun
abductor (plural abductors)
Antonyms
Translations
kidnapper
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Etymology 2
From New Latin abductus + -or.
Noun
abductor (plural abductors or abductores)
- (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.
Antonyms
Translations
muscle
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References
- 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