Definition of adduction
Etymology
Compare French adduction. See adduce.
Noun
adduction (plural adductions)
- The act of adducing or bringing forward.
An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor.
- (physiology) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
References
- adduction in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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