adduct

/əˈdʌkt/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdʌkt/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈdəkt a-/ (ame, mw)

adduct — 動詞

  • adductpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • adducts3rd person singular
  • adducting-ing form
  • adductedpast simple

1. to move an arm, leg, finger, or other body part inward toward the body's center

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

內收

把肢體往身體中線收回

to move an arm, leg, finger, or other body part inward toward the body's center line, or closer to the part beside it

例句

The therapist asked Mateo to adduct his left knee during the balance test.

治療師在平衡測試時要求 Mateo 把左膝內收。

adduct + body part in a rehab setting

After the strain, Salma could not adduct her shoulder without sharp pain.

拉傷後,Salma 只要內收肩膀就會感到刺痛。

同義詞
  • draw inward

    plain-English explanation used outside anatomy

  • bring in

    informal everyday phrasing, not the technical medical term

反義詞
  • abduct

    technical opposite in anatomy; it moves the body part away from the center line

文法句型

adduct + [body part]

[person] adducts + possessive + [body part]

用法筆記

Used mainly in anatomy, physiotherapy, and sports medicine. The object is usually a limb or digit; the opposite movement is abduct, which takes the body part away from the body's center line.

常見錯誤

The therapist asked Lena to abduct her knees together.
The therapist asked Lena to adduct her knees together.
💡'adduct' means move a body part inward, while 'abduct' means move it outward.

adduct — 名詞