Thesaurus: abductor

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1. n. One who abducts.
2. n. A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.
3. n. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
4. n. a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
5. 1. One who abducts. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.
6. A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the medianline of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eyeoutward.
7. n:100 n. a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line