adductor muscle

The term adductor muscle can have several meanings:in a broad sense, any muscle that causes adduction can be titled an adductor muscle.the term commonly refers to the adductor muscles of the hip.
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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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Adductor /ad·duc·tor/ [L.] that which adducts, as the adductor muscle. ad·duc·tor n. A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, an arm, or a [more]Adductor muscle - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a muscle that draws a part toward the median line
(synonym) adductor
(hypernym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
(hyponym) musculus adductor brevis

Any muscle that pulls inward toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the leg serve to pull the legs together. The opposite of "adductor" is "abductor."

ADDUTTORE. MUSCOLO ADDUTTORE