Movement of a bone, and the limb of which it is a part, away from the mid-line of the body. Verb: To abduct
Motion directed away from the midline of the body. (Opposite of adduction.)
is a jargon term used to describe a walking gait during which the limbs are placed on the ground towards the midline of the animal. The hind or fore-feet are placed one in front of the other causing the animal to bear weight on the outside of the foot (lateral digit in ruminants). Abduction is seen when the medial (inside) digit has a painful lesion.
Movement away from the midline of the body in the transverse plane. To learn more, View The Transverse Plane
The movement of a limb away from the median, or midline, of the body.
Movement of an arm or leg away from the body.
A muscle that moves a limb or body part further away from the middle of the body.
to draw away from the middle of the body or limb
move away from the midline
movement of the bone away from the central line of the body.
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Motion of a limb away from the midline
To draw a limb or part of the body away from a position near or parallel to the median plane of the body.
Movement of the arms or legs away from the body.
movement away from the central axis of the body/limbs.
Raising of the arm by the side of the body.
a muscle contraction that draws away from the midline of the body.
Movement of the limbs toward the lateral plane or away from the body. Example: Lifting the arm out to the side.
A movement from a midline (as opposed to adduction)
The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body such moving the arms outward away from the sides of the body. Compare with adduction.
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.
Movement away from midline of body in frontal plane; applied to hip, shoulder, fingers, thumb, and foot.
Latin ab = from, and ductum = led, hence, movement from; verb - abduct.
Movement of a limb away from the body's midline axis, such as elevating the elbow or raising the arm to the side.
Moving or pushing an arm or leg away from the body.
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Clap your hands together and then move them away from each other; this is abduction. The opposite of abduction is adduction
An outward movement of an arm of leg away from the body.
Hip abduction is pushing the knees outward. Shoulder abduction is raising the arms overhead by moving the hands out to the side.
Lateral movement away from the midline of the body
The outward movement of a limb away from the body.
limb movement away from the middle line of the body.
The withdrawal of a part from the axis of the body
Movement of a joint away from the center of the body.
To draw away from or deviate from the midline of the body; opposite of adduction; side movement away from the midline of the body; Example, a side leg raise moving the leg away from the body's center.
Moving a limb away from the body.
Movement of a limb away from middle of body, such as bringing arms to shoulder height from hanging down position
sideways movement of the limbs away from the midline
The act of moving the hip (and residual limb) away from the midline of the body.
The movement of a body part away from the midline.
In general, refers to movements moving outward from the center of the body. Hip abduction is moving the legs, knees and feet outward. Shoulder abduction is moving the arms and hands out to the side.
Movement away from the midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position.
movement away from the central axis (midline) of the body.
The act of turning outward; the movement of part from the axis (midline) of the body.
Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median (Sagittal) plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction.