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The act of adducing or bringing forward.

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  1. n. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
  2. n. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction.
  3. n. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
  4. 1. The act of adducing or bringing forward. An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor. 2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.
  5. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards itsaxis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.
  6. n:100 n. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body