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abductor

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abductor \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [NL.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

abductor
     n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
          for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {snatcher}]
     2: a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: {abductor
        muscle}]
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