Adducent

2 definitions found

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

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adducent
       adj : especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward
             the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
             [syn: {adductive}, {adducting}] [ant: {abducent}]