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The antonym for ‘abduction’ will be ___________(a) adduction(b) reflexion(c) flexion(d) extensionThis question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.Enquiry is from Orthopaedics in portion Orthopaedics of Clinical Science

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The correct ANSWER is (a) ADDUCTION

To ELABORATE: Abduction is the movement that is TOWARDS the med-line while adduction is the movement that is away from the mid-line. When the arm is raised to SHOULDER level, the movement is adduction and when the arm is brought down, it is called abduction.



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