| adducent | (adj) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part, Syn. adducting, adductive, Ant. abducent |
| Adducent | a. [ L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere. ] (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 |