adducent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
    adducting; adductive.

WordNet

Ad*du"cent adjective
Etymology
L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.

Webster 1913