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abduction
English
Etymology
From Latin abducti? (“robbing; abduction”), from abd?c? (“take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + d?c? (“to lead”). Equivalent to abduct +? -ion.
- (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus.
- Compare French abduction.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?d?k.?n?/
- (US) IPA(key): /æb?d?k.?n?/, /æb?d?k.?n?/, /?b?d?k.?n?/
- (anatomy sense): (for emphasis and disambiguation from adduction) IPA(key): /?e?.?bi?.d?k.?n?/
Noun
abduction (countable and uncountable, plural abductions)
- Leading away; a carrying away. [Early 17th century.]
- (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [Mid 17th century.]
- 2013, Jain, MD, MSPH; Wilcox, PT; Katz, MD, MS; Higgins, MD, "Clinical Examination of the Rotator Cuff", PM&R Journal, retrieved from PubMed Central on 21 Jan 2018.
- Abduction is performed by asking the patient to raise the arm at the side as high as they can with the examiner stabilizing the scapula by holding it down.
- 2013, Jain, MD, MSPH; Wilcox, PT; Katz, MD, MS; Higgins, MD, "Clinical Examination of the Rotator Cuff", PM&R Journal, retrieved from PubMed Central on 21 Jan 2018.
- (logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [Late 17th century.]
- (law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [Mid 18th century.]
Usage notes
- In Gregg shorthand (version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary) the word is represented: a - b - d - u - k - sh
Synonyms
- (legal, carrying off of human being): appropriation; kidnapping; seizure; withdrawal
- (logic): retroduction; abstraction
Antonyms
- (physiology): adduction
replacement; restitution; restoration; surrender; reinstatement
Derived terms
- alien abduction
Related terms
- abduce
- abduct
- abductive
Translations
References
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin abducti? (“robbing; abduction”), from abd?c? (“take or lead away”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.dyk.sj??/
Noun
abduction f (plural abductions)
- (physiology) Abductive movement; abduction.
- (logic, computing) Abductive reasoning; abduction.
Further reading
- “abduction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin abducti? (“robbing; abduction”), from abd?c? (“take or lead away”).
Noun
abduction (plural abductiones)
- abduction
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abductive
English
Etymology
abduct +? -ive
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb?d?k.t?v/, /?æb?d?k.t?v/
Adjective
abductive (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement. [Mid 19th century.]
- (logic, computing) Characterizing a logical process as being one of abduction or inference. [Early 20th century.]
- (rare) Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).
Antonyms
- deductive
Translations
See also
- abductive reasoning
References
French
Adjective
abductive
- feminine singular of abductif
Latin
Adjective
abduct?ve
- vocative masculine singular of abduct?vus
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