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adduction
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ad·duc·tion

noun \ə-ˈdək-shən, a-\

Definition of ADDUCTION

1
: the action of adducting : the state of being adducted
2
: the act or action of adducing

First Known Use of ADDUCTION

14th century

Rhymes with ADDUCTION

abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, obstruction, production, reduction, seduction, subduction, transduction

ad·duc·tion

noun \ə-ˈdək-shən, a-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ADDUCTION

: the action of adducting : the state of being adducted

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