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Abduction (kinesiology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction.
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abduction - definition of abduction by the Free Online Dictionary ...
ab·duct (b-d kt) tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts. 1. To carry off by force; kidnap. 2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part ...
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Definitions of abduction - OneLook Dictionary Search
Quick definitions (abduction) ▸ noun: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body ▸ noun: the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force ...
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physiology - definition of physiology by the Free Online Dictionary ...
abduction - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. adduction - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
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Abduction: Definition from Answers.com
ab′dək·shən physiology ) Movement of an extremity or other body part away from the axis of the body.
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WikiAnswers - What is abduction
Medical Terminology question: What is abduction? It's not kidnapping In physiology, any motion that moves away from the centerline of the body is abduction. If, for example, you ...
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Thumb Articulations
Abduction. Lateral movement away from the midline of the body; slight movement of the base of the thumb away from the back of the hand.
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abduction: Information from Answers.com
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
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abduction - definition of abduction in the Medical dictionary - by the ...
abduction /ab·duc·tion/ (ab-duk´shun) the act of abducting; the state of being ... Abduction (physiology) Abduction (The Outer Limits) abduction boots Abduction Central Alert
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Shoulder Articulations
Transverse Abduction. Lateral movement away from the midline of the body in a horizontal plane; moving the upper arm away from the chest with the elbows facing ...
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