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ad·duc·tion | \ ə-ˈdək-shən 
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Recent Examples on the Web 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, "These Prehistoric Sea Monsters Had a Mean Breast Stroke," 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, "5 Lunges Everyone With Tight Hips Should Do," 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, "Karlie Kloss Does This Workout to Get Runway Ready — Try It!," 14 Feb. 2018
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The first known use of adduction was in 1649
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