adduction

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
adduction
    n 1: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis
         of the body
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Adduction \Ad*duc"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See {Adduce}.]
   1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
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            An adduction of facts gathered from various
            quarters.                             --I. Taylor.
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   2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are
      drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to {abduction}.
      --Dunglison.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "adduction":
      affinity, allurement, attractance, attraction, attractiveness,
      attractivity, capillarity, capillary attraction, centripetal force,
      drag, draw, gravitation, gravity, magnetism, mutual attraction,
      pull, pulling power, sympathy, traction, tug
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