adduction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

WordNet

Ad*duc"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce.
Definitions
  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
    An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor.
  2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.

Webster 1913