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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Though Walsh exited the game early with left adductor tightness, Wednesday’s was still a promising outing for Boston’s backup forwards.
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Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Star winger Matthew Tkachuk, out after surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and sports hernia, is a big player on the second line.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Nguyen advises doing hip strengthening and inner-thigh (adductor) exercises several times a week to help prevent groin and hip injuries and engaging in neuromuscular training programs focused on balance, coordination and safe landing techniques to protect ankles and knees.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Just like with the obliques and adductors covered earlier in this series, your breathing patterns directly influence shoulder mechanics.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Star winger Matthew Tkachuk, out after surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and sports hernia, is a big player on the second line.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Nguyen advises doing hip strengthening and inner-thigh (adductor) exercises several times a week to help prevent groin and hip injuries and engaging in neuromuscular training programs focused on balance, coordination and safe landing techniques to protect ankles and knees.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Just like with the obliques and adductors covered earlier in this series, your breathing patterns directly influence shoulder mechanics.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Adductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adductor. Accessed 18 Oct. 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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