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adduction

noun
ad·​duc·​tion | \ə-ˈdək-shən, a-\

Definition of adduction 

1 : the action of adducting : the state of being adducted

2 : the act or action of adducing

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 Glide your straight legs out in abduction and squeeze them back in adduction towards your midline. — Michelle Ward Trainor, PEOPLE.com, "Karlie Kloss Does This Workout to Get Runway Ready — Try It!," 14 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of adduction

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for adduction

Middle English adduccioun "act of conveying," borrowed from Medieval Latin adductiōn-, adductiō, going back to Late Latin, "attraction, contraction," from Latin addūcere "to lead or bring (to a place)," + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at adduce

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The first known use of adduction was in 1649

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adduction

noun
ad·​duc·​tion | \ə-ˈdək-shən, a- \

Medical Definition of adduction 

: the action of adducting : the state of being adducted

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