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adductor

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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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An adductor strain can take up to 6 weeks to heal depending upon the severity of the strain. Source: Internet

As the adductor muscle of the shellfish relaxes, more stomach is inserted and when digestion is complete, the stomach is returned to its usual position in the starfish with its now liquefied bivalve meal inside it. Source: Internet

Jones has confirmed that centre Manu Tuilagi will miss this match as a result of the low-grade adductor strain that forced him off after only 16 minutes against France, but the good news is that his absence is only likely to last for one week. Source: Internet

Foster, who started 37 games for Syracuse across four seasons and compiled 234 tackles, finished the 2019 season with a nagging injury in his adductor. Source: Internet

Except for being an adductor, it is a lateral rotator and weak flexor of the hip joint. Source: Internet

Baldelli said Max Kepler (adductor strain) is still on track to return either when his 10 days are up or very shortly after. Source: Internet

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