adductor muscle

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Noun

adductor muscle - a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line

skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

musculus adductor brevis - the short adductor muscle of the thigh

musculus adductor longus - the long adductor muscle of the thigh

great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus - the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh

musculus adductor hallucis - the adductor muscle of the great toe

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An adductor muscle curtailed his season early as he missed the final four games of a campaign that ended with a Champions League final triumph.

Alisson and Keita to step up recoveries

Morphological and morphometric chacarteristics of the hallux adductor muscle and its motor branches.

Caracteristicas Morfologicas y Morfometricas del Musculo Aductor del Hallux y sus Ramos Motores/Morphological and Morphometric Characteristics of the Hallux Adductor Muscle and its Motor Branches

The 24-year-old returned to Merseyside on Monday for assessment by club medical staff after appearing to aggravate the adductor muscle injury which ruled him out of the Champions League final.

Adductor injury all but rules Keita out of cup

Despite rupturing an adductor muscle, Souare slammed the findings from the Reds' medical staff and told manager Jurgen Klopp to "pull himself together".

Liverpool put under pressure to release Naby Keita as Guinea star declares himself fit for AFCON; The Liverpool midfielder was initially ruled out for two months after rupturing an adductor muscle against Barcelona on May 1

Keita tore an adductor muscle in the 3-0 semifinal first leg defeat in Barcelona and the initial prognosis was a twomonth absence.

He'll Naby ready for Madrid

Keita tore an adductor muscle in the 3-0 semi-final first leg defeat in Barcelona and the initial prognosis was a two-month absence.

Keita unlikely to make final despite swift recovery

Keita ruptured an adductor muscle during the Reds' 3-0 loss toBarcelonaduring the week, and the extent of the damage means he could be in danger of missing his country's African Cup of Nations campaign, which starts next month.

Jurgen Klopp told to 'pull himself together' as Guinea FA object to Naby Keita diagnosis; Klopp had initially said the defensive midfielder would be out for eight weeks but the Guinea FA disagree

The French football federation said Pogba has a left thigh injury and Martial has injured an adductor muscle.

Manchester United's Martial, Pogba to miss France games

Curry strained the adductor muscle in his left leg and went to the locker room shortly thereafter.

NBA: Warriors fall, Curry injured

With Niki Maenpaa still struggling to overcome an adductor muscle injury and Frank Fielding recovering from viral meningitis, O'Leary will face Stoke.

'I'VE POTT TO KEEP MY COOL'

Dubravka was out due to tightness on his adductor muscle with Benitez stating: "We didn't want to take any risks."

Muto ready to start preparations for home debut against Spurs

There was more bad news for Bayern with Germany defender Jerome Boateng suffering a suspected adductor muscle injury that could rule him out for the final part of the season and the World Cup.