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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abductor \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abductor n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {kidnaper}, {snatcher}] 2: a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: {abductor muscle}]
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