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Adduction
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Adduction is a movement which brings a limb - arm or leg - closer to the sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction.
This term is also used when one speaks about the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature. the lateral (sideways) separation of two bones attached by a joint
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- ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Thumb.html#anchor207366
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- ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Toes.html#anchor233122
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| Types of joints | Amphiarthrosis - Symphysis - Gomphosis - Synovial joint (Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Condyloid joint, Saddle joint, Ball and socket joint, Gliding joint) |
| Terminology | Kinesiology - Anatomical terms of motion - Agonist/Antagonist |
| Motions | Flexion/Extension - Adduction/Abduction - Internal rotation/External rotation - Supination/Pronation - Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion - Eversion/Inversion - Elevation/Depression - Protraction/Retraction |