adducted; adducting; adducts
: to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body
also
: to bring together (similar parts)
adduct the fingers
: a chemical addition product
adducts form as carcinogenic metabolites bind to DNA
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Verb
The groin a pretty complex area, consisting of three fairly large muscle groups—the abdominals, iliopsoas, and adductors: Your adductors work together to adduct (or move toward the midline of the body) the thigh while keeping your lower extremities and pelvis stabilized.
—Women's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Noun
The lat muscle, along with the teres major and the pectoral muscles, allow the shoulder to adduct, rotate and extend the arm.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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“Adduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adduct. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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adduct
1 of 2 transitive verb
ad·duct
ə-ˈdəkt, a- 
: to draw (as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body
also
: to bring together (similar parts)
adduct the fingers
adduct
2 of 2 noun
ad·duct
ˈad-ˌəkt
: a chemical addition product
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