Abductor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abductor \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [NL.]
     1. One who abducts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abductor
       n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
            for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {snatcher}]
       2: a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: {abductor
          muscle}]