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  2. Jul 23, 2023 · Movement of a body segment (e.g. arm or leg) away from the midline of the body. The term also refers to the movement of fingers or toes when they are spread apart. Compare adduction. From: abduction in The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine ».

  3. 1. Movement of a body part away from the median plane (of the body, in the case of limbs; of the hand or foot, in the case of digits). 2. Monocular rotation (duction) of the eye toward the temple. 3. A position resulting from such movement. Compare: adduction. Synonym (s): abductio [TA] [L. abductio] Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012.

  4. medical specialized. to move a part of the body away from the central part of the body or away from another body part: Listen for a clicking sound as the child's hips are abducted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of abduct from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  5. verb To move away from the body. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ab·duct. ( ab-dŭkt') To move away from the median plane. Synonym (s): abduce. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012. abduct. To turn away from the midline, as when the eye rotates outward.

  6. Apr 1, 2023 · Abduction. Medicine. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Clinical reasoning. Gabbay-Woods schema. Abduction and Medicine. The acts of formulating, testing, confirming, or rejecting a hypothesis are essential ingredients not just of scientific reasoning but also of clinical reasoning.

  7. abduct verb [T] (MOVE BODY PART) medical specialized. to move a part of the body away from the central part of the body or away from another body part: Listen for a clicking sound as the child's hips are abducted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  8. Abduction is defined as the movement of a limb or appendage, away from midline.For instance, when the hand is placed in the normal anatomical position, the outward movement of the index finger away from the midline (i.e. middle finger) and the movement of ring and little fingers away from the midline (or middle finger), are both examples of abdu...

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