Abductor

[æb'dʌktɚ]

(noun.) a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line.

Editor: Sidney--From WordNet

(n.) One who abducts.

(n.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.

Typed by Annette

Editor: Rudolf