ad·duc·tion
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Asymmetry in the bone structure also indicated that the limbs were used for adduction, the pull down motion used in the human breast stroke.
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Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
Unlike a hinge joint that moves only (for the most part) forward and backward, like the knee, the shape of the ball-and-socket joint in the hip allows for flexion, extension, internal and external rotation, abduction, and adduction.
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SELF, 22 Feb. 2019
Glide your straight legs out in abduction and squeeze them back in adduction towards your midline.
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Michelle Ward Trainor, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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“Adduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adduction. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of adduction was in 1649
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