adductor muscle

/əˌdʌktər ˌmʌsəl/

Other forms: adductor muscles

Definitions of adductor muscle

1. noun

   a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
   synonyms: adductor

   types:

   musculus adductor brevis

   the short adductor muscle of the thigh

   musculus adductor longus

   the long adductor muscle of the thigh

   great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus

   the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh

   musculus adductor hallucis

   the adductor muscle of the great toe

   type of:

   skeletal muscle, striated muscle

   a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes