Medical term:
abduction
abduction
[ab-duk´shun]the act of abducting; the state of being abducted.
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ab·duc·tion
(ab-dŭk'shŭn), Do not confuse this word with adduction. In lecturing and dictation some physicians pronounce the word "A B duction" to avoid ambiguity.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]
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Abduction
Movement of an extremity on a transverse plane away from the axis or midline, where the axis lies on the frontal and sagittal planes.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
abduction
Neurology Movement of an extremity on a transverse plane away from the axis or midline. Cf Adduction.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ab·duc·tion
(ab-dŭk'shŭn)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
Compare: adduction
[L. abductio]
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abduction
A movement outwards from the mid-line of the body or from the central axis of a limb. The opposite, inward, movement is called ADDUCTION.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
abduction
Outward rotation of an eye, that is away from the midline. See duction; Duane's syndrome.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
ab·duc·tion
(ab-dŭk'shŭn) Do not confuse this word with adduction.1. Movement of a body part away from the median plane.
2. Monocular rotation (duction) of the eye toward the temple.
3. A position resulting from such movement.
[L. abductio]
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