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Definition of: abduct
(ab·dukt′) v.t.
1. To carry away wrongfully, as by force or fraud; kidnap.
2. Physiol. To draw or move away from the median plane of the body or from the axis of a limb. [<L abductus, pp. of abducere <ab- away + ducere lead]
—ab·duc′tion noun
—ab·duc′tor n.
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