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\"\"<\/a>Moving a limb away from the midline of the body.<\/p>\n

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The movement of a body part in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body, adduction.<\/p>\n

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The movement of a part of the body away from the centre line of the body or away from a neighbouring part.<\/p>\n

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Moving of a part away from the body, as a limb being drawn away from the center of the body.<\/p>\n

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Lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body, or lateral bending of the head or trunk.<\/p>\n

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Abduction refers to the movement of a limb away from the body’s central line or the movement of a digit away from the axis of a limb. The muscles responsible for executing this movement are known as abductors.<\/p>\n

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