2 definitions
for adducent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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 :
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]
