Adduct

/əˈdʌkt/ verb

Definition

To move a body part toward the midline of the body or toward another body part.

Etymology

From Latin 'adducere' meaning 'to lead toward,' formed from 'ad-' (to) + 'ducere' (to lead). The term was adopted into anatomical terminology in the 16th century to describe the inward movement of limbs.

Kelly Says

Your adductor muscles pull your legs together, which is the opposite of abduction—these paired Latin prefixes 'ad-' and 'ab-' (toward and away) are used throughout anatomy to describe mirror-opposite movements, making the language beautifully systematic.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
voordring
AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ እንደ መጣ
wus-t en-de me-ta
ARالعربية
دفع إلى الداخل
daf' ila al-da'akhil
BGБългарски
представя
BNবাংলা
ভিতরে আন
bhi-ta-re aan
CACatalà
aduir
a-doo-ir
CSČeština
vtahovat dovnitř
v-tah-ho-vat do-vnit-resh
DADansk
lede ind
lede ind
DEDeutsch
adduzieren
ad-doo-tseen
ELΕλληνικά
συνε ضάω
soo-ne-dzo
ESEspañol
adducir
ad-DOO-seer
ETEesti
esitab
EUEuskara
aurreztu
FAفارسی
به داخل کشیدن
beh kha-lis-sidan
FISuomi
vedettiin sisään
ve-det-tiin si-sään
FRFrançais
adduire
ad-DYOOR
GLGalego
presenta
GUGU
અંદર ખેંચવું
an-dar kheen-ch-vu
HAHA
sanya
san-ya
HEעברית
להזיז פנימה
le-haz-iz pe-ni-ma
HIहिन्दी
अंदर खींचना
andar kheench-na
HRHrvatski
prijevoditi
HUMagyar
befelékel
be-fe-le-kel
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendong
men-dong
IGIG
bọọọ
bo-o-o
ITItaliano
addurre
ad-DOO-reh
JA日本語
内転する
nai-ten-suru
KKKK
ішкіге алу
ish-ki-ge a-lu
KMKM
ប្រើ
pru
KO한국어
내전시키다
nae-jeon-shi-ki-da
LTLietuvių
pateiki
LVLatviešu
norāda
MNМонгол
орлоогдсон
MRMR
आत आणणे
aat aan-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mendorong masuk
men-dorong mas-uk
MYမြန်မာ
အंदर ဆင်း
a-n-dar shin
NLNederlands
binnenhalen
bin-nen-ha-len
NONorsk
lede inn
lede inn
PAPA
ਅੰਦਰ ਖਿੱਚਣਾ
an-dar kheen-ch-na
PLPolski
wprowadzić do środka
v-pro-voo-dzich do sh-ro-d-ka
PTPortuguês
adduzir
ad-doo-zeer
RORomână
a aduce spre interior
a a-doo-che spre in-te-ri-or
RUРусский
приводить кнутри
pri-vo-dit k-nut-ri
SKSlovenčina
predložiť
SLSlovenščina
predloži
SRСрпски
предложи
SVSvenska
leda inåt
leda in-at
SWKiswahili
kujaza
koo-ja-za
TAதமிழ்
உள்வாங்க
ul-vaang-ka
TEతెలుగు
లోపలికి తీసుకొని
lo-pa-li-ki teesu-ko-ni
THไทย
ดึงเข้า
dung kao
TLTL
ihatak
i-ha-tak
TRTürkçe
içe çekmek
ish-eh chek-mek
UKУкраїнська
приводити до середини
pri-vo-dit do se-re-di-ni
URاردو
اندھرا کی طرف لے جانا
an-dhra ki taraf lay ja-na
VITiếng Việt
co rút vào
co rut vao
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
内收
nèi shōu
ZUZU
thola
tho-la

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