Main Entry: ab·duct

Pronunciation: \ab-ˈdəkt, əb- also ˈab-ˌ\

Function: transitive verb

: to draw away (as a limb) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body <the peroneus longus extends, abducts, and everts the foot—C. R. Bardeen> ; also : to move (similar parts) apart <abduct adjoining fingers>

—ab·duc·tion \ab-ˈdək-shən, əb-\ noun