adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
ə-ˈdək-tər 
a-
1
: a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
2
: a muscle that closes the valves of a bivalve mollusk
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Moreno missed more than a month last season with an adductor injury, and a return to health will boost the D-backs' chances of contention in 2025.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Murillo felt a tightness in his adductor muscle during the warm-up ahead of yesterday’s 2-0 win at Everton.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
More news: Former Braves, Dodgers, Nationals Pitcher Dies at 37
In 2024, Moncada was limited to 12 games because of an adductor injury.
—Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The 31-year-old, who also signed late in the offseason and didn’t debut until April 8 as a result, allowed 15 earned runs over 11 innings (11.57 ERA) through his first three starts before going on the injured list with a strained adductor muscle.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Murillo felt a tightness in his adductor muscle during the warm-up ahead of yesterday’s 2-0 win at Everton.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
More news: Former Braves, Dodgers, Nationals Pitcher Dies at 37
In 2024, Moncada was limited to 12 games because of an adductor injury.
—Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The 31-year-old, who also signed late in the offseason and didn’t debut until April 8 as a result, allowed 15 earned runs over 11 innings (11.57 ERA) through his first three starts before going on the injured list with a strained adductor muscle.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2024
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“Adductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adductor. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
ə-ˈdək-tər
: a muscle that draws a body part (as an arm or finger) toward or past a plane or a line that divides the body or a hand or foot into right and left halves
Medical Definition
adductor
noun
ad·duc·tor
-ˈdək-tər
1
: any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute to the adduction of the human thigh:
a
: one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera
called also adductor longus
b
: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the iliopectineal line and the upper part of the linea aspera
called also adductor brevis
c
: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and the ischium and inserted behind the first two into the linea aspera
called also adductor magnus
2
: any of several muscles other than the adductors of the thigh that draw a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
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