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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adducent \Ad*du"cent\, a. [L. addunces p. pr of adducere.] (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to {abducent}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adducent adj : (physiology) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part [syn: {adductive}, {adducting}] [ant: {abducent}]
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