abductor
/æbˈdʌktə(r)/noun
1
- a person who abducts another person诱拐者, 劫持者, 绑架者。
2
- (亦作 abductor muscle)Anatomy a muscle whose contraction moves a limb or part away from the midline of the body, or from another part【剖】展肌。比较ADDUCTIOR.
2.1
- any of a number of specific muscles in the hand, forearm, or foot(手、前臂或足部的)肌群:
followed by Latin genitive abductor pollicis.拇展肌。
词源
early 17th cent. (as a term in anatomy): modern Latin (see ABDUCT).