abductor

Variant of abduct

abduct definition

ab·duct (ab dukt′, əb-)

transitive verb

  1. to take (a person) away unlawfully and by force or fraud; kidnap
  2. Physiol. to pull (a part of the body) away from the median axis: said of a muscle

Etymology: < L abductus, pp. of abducere, to lead away < ab-, away + ducere, to lead: see duct

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