Definition of abductors Abductors
/æbdʌˈktɚz/ - [abdukterz] -
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What does abductors mean?
Wiktionary 
- abductors (Noun)
Plural of abductor.
Part of speech
🔤- abductors, noun, plural of abductor.
WordNet
NounPlural: abductors |
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| abductor - a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line | ||
| abductor muscle | ||
| skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | ||
| musculus abductor digiti minimi manus the abductor muscle of the little finger | ||
| musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis the abductor muscles of the little toe | ||
| musculus abductor hallucis the abductor muscle of the great toe | ||
| abductor - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | ||
| kidnapper, kidnaper, snatcher | ||
| criminal, malefactor, outlaw, felon, crook someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | ||
| captor, capturer a person who captures and holds people or animals | ||
| crimper, crimp a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abductor (n.)
One who abducts. - abductor (n.)
A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abductor
One who abducts. -
abductor
Muscle whose function is to move away from the central line of the body the part to which it is connected.
Part of speech
🔤- abductor, noun, singular of abductors / abductores.
