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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Contract your abdominals and hip adductors to lift your knee toward the opposite shoulder.
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Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
The major muscles worked include the quads, glutes, hamstrings, and hip adductors (muscles on the inner thigh).
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
Davis was limited to nine games last season with the Mavericks due to an adductor strain.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Temwa Chawinga was called in to represent Malawi, but the star forward announced via Instagram an adductor injury will keep her out.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
The major muscles worked include the quads, glutes, hamstrings, and hip adductors (muscles on the inner thigh).
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
Davis was limited to nine games last season with the Mavericks due to an adductor strain.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Temwa Chawinga was called in to represent Malawi, but the star forward announced via Instagram an adductor injury will keep her out.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Adductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adductor. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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