Adductor Synonyms

ə-dŭktər
A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. adductor muscle

Words Related to Adductor

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. abductor
  2. supraspinatus
  3. gastrocnemius
  4. pollicis
  5. flexor
  6. soleus
  7. sternocleidomastoid
  8. deltoid
  9. quadriceps
  10. carpus
  11. iliopsoas
  12. femoris

Adductor Sentence Examples

  • This columella muscle is the same thing as the muscles adhering to the shell in Patella, and the posterior adductor of Lamellibranchs.

  • The hinder adductor muscle is always large in Lamellibranchs, but the anterior adductor may be very small (Heteromya), or absent altogether (Monomya).

  • The heart and pericardial chamber in the oyster lie along the anterior face of the adductor muscle, almost perpendicular to the direction of the gills, with which in Anodon they are parallel.

  • The edible part of the scallop is the pale adductor muscle and orange roe (coral ).

  • The bivalved carapace has a jointed rostrum, and covers only the front part of the body, to which it is only attached quite in front, the valve-like sides being under control of an adductor muscle.

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