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adductor

[ə′dək·tər]

(anatomy)

Any muscle that draws a part of the body toward the median axis.

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One of the structures that is involved in this function is the adductor muscle of the hallux, which can produce hallux valgus or rigid hallux when an imbalance occurs in its normal activity.

Caracteristicas Morfologicas y Morfometricas del Musculo Aductor del Hallux y sus Ramos Motores/Morphological and Morphometric Characteristics of the Hallux Adductor Muscle and its Motor Branches

The obturator nerve passes close to the lateral wall of the bladder, and its stimulation may result in thigh adductor muscle contraction, which could be associated with undesirable complications such as bladder perforation, vascular injuries, incomplete cancer resection, and obturator muscle hematomas.

Classic versus Inguinal Approach for Obturator Nerve Block in Transurethral Resection of Bladder Cancer under Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Spanish club said in a statement that Navas had been diagnosed with a "swollen adductor muscle in his right groin".

Real Madrid keeper Navas a doubt for Spurs clash

3), possibly because of their larger adductor muscles. Magnesium sulfate relaxes the adductor muscle of the oyster.

A nonlethal anesthesia protocol for accessing the mantle cavity of olympia oysters in the laboratory or field

Any electrical stimulation caused by tumor resection involving the bladder may induce sudden adductor muscle contraction, which may lead to perforation of the bladder accompanied by extravesical spread of the tumor and even injury to the obturator artery [1-3, 22].

Ultrasound-Guided Obturator Nerve Block: A Focused Review on Anatomy and Updated Techniques

The 25-year-old Italian tore an adductor muscle while taking a free-kick during Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Southampton, his first appearance since the opening day of the campaign.

Black Cats so unlucky

These include a history of previous groin injury, [7] decreased adductor muscle strength, [7,8] decreased hip abduction range of motion, decreased levels of sports specific training, abdominal muscle recruitment, limb length discrepancy and pelvic instability.

Hip and groin pain in sub-elite South African footballers

Sexton, whose adductor muscle injury rules him out, joins a casualty list that leaves Paul O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony and Jared Payne sidelined, while Sean O'Brien is suspended.

QUARTER MASTERS; IRELAND v ARGENTINA 1PM TODAY; Ross: We have the reserves to step in for injured stars; Sexton is ruled out

And Kun revealed how he was in 'some discomfort' from an adductor muscle injury when he blitzed Newcastle with five goals in 20 minutes on Saturday.

AGUERO IS HANDED KEYS TO NUMBER 10

In connection with dentition, the adductor muscle also help the shell to close more efficiently.

Qualitative and quantitative characterization of some common bivalves: Polymesoda bengalensis, Codakia tigerina and Anodontia edentula

While in both Mexico and the United States the principal product consumed is the fresh-refrigerated adductor muscle, other countries, mainly in Asia and Europe, require a high demand for whole bivalves on the shell.

Quality and shelf life of the gonad of lion's paw scallop transported and stored whole in refrigeration/Qualidade e vida de prateleira da gonada do bivalve pata de leao, transportado e armazenado inteiramente em refrigeracao

The adductor muscle group consists of six different muscles: pectineus, gracilis, obturator externus, adductor brevis, adductor longus, and adductor magnus.