Abduces

/æbˈduː.sɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of abduce; pulls or draws away from the midline.

Etymology

Present tense conjugation of abduce from Latin abducere.

Kelly Says

When you say 'the muscle abduces the finger,' you're describing a real, observable movement in precise medical language—it's the vocabulary of the body.

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