adduction

nouns

(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
adduction
is derived from
adduct
domain category
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
physiology
is a type of (narrower)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
motility, motion, move, movement