abducteur

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.dyk.tœʁ/
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Noun

abducteur m (plural abducteurs)

  1. (anatomy) abductor (muscle)
    Antonym: adducteur

Adjective

abducteur (feminine abductrice, masculine plural abducteurs, feminine plural abductrices)

  1. (anatomy, physiology, relational) of the abductor muscles and their movement; abductive

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