Adduction

n. action of drawing near; action of pulling towards the body's central axis (Physiology)

Adduction is a movement which brings a limb - arm or leg - closer to the sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction.This term is also used when one speaks about the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature. the lateral (sideways) separation of two bones attached by a joint
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Noun
1. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) adduct
(classification) physiology

n. adduction, intake; action of pulling towards the body's central axis (Physiology)

(n.)
The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction.
  

(n.)
The act of adducing or bringing forward.