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Adductor

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose.

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Adduct 74% connected

To draw towards a common center or a middle line.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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To draw towards a common center or a middle line.

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Abduction noun · 78% connection

The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

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Abductor noun · 78% connection

A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: muscle, draws, limb, part, body.
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Arm noun · 78% connection

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Axis noun · 78% connection

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing throug…

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Caesura noun · 78% connection

A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle…

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Center noun · 78% connection

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middl…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: muscle, draws, limb, part, body.
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Closure verb · 78% connection

That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: muscle, draws, limb, part, body.
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Constrictor noun · 78% connection

A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: muscle, draws, limb, part, body.
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Contraction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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Couple-close noun · 78% connection

A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: muscle, draws, limb, part, body.
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Depressor noun · 78% connection

any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

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