Moving a limb toward the midline of the body.
The act of drawing toward a center or median line, abduction; adduct.
The movement of a part of the body towards the midline or towards a neigh-bouring part.
Moving of a part toward the body (esp. toward a line that would pass through the body’s center from head to foot); for example, returning an outstretched arm to the side of the trunk.
Movement of a limb or eye toward the median plane of the body or, in the case of digits, toward the axial line of a limb.
Adduction refers to the movement of a limb towards the midline of the body or the movement of a digit towards the axis of a limb. The muscles responsible for executing this movement are commonly referred to as adductors.
The motion directed toward the body’s central axis.