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Adduction vs Supination - What's the difference?

adduction | supination |

As nouns the difference between adduction and supination

is that adduction is the act of adducing or bringing forward while supination is (fencing) the position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.

adduction

English

(wikipedia adduction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of adducing or bringing forward.
  • :* An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor .
  • (physiology) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.

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    supination

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
  • (anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward.

    • See also

    *pronation *semi-supination *supine