adducent adj 1: especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part [syn: {adducent}, {adductive}, {adducting}] [ant: {abducent}, {abducting}]
Adducent \Ad*du"cent\, a. [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.] (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to {abducent}. [1913 Webster]