adduction

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“I bring to myself”), from ad + ducō (“I lead”). Compare French adduction. Equivalent to adduct +‎ -ion or adduce +‎ -tion. See adduce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ (anatomy sense): (for emphasis and disambiguation from abduction) IPA(key): /ˈeɪˈdiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/ === Noun === adduction (countable and uncountable, plural adductions) The act of adducing or bringing forward. (anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis Antonym: abduction Coordinate term: circumduction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “adduction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adductiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === adduction f (plural adductions) adduction (all senses) === Further reading === “adduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012