Noun

1. 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.
   • Verrill:

     In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles.

Usage notes

• The alternative spelling adductores is sometimes used to refere to the plural of the muscles.