abdusere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abdūcere, present active infinitive of abdūcō (“I take away, withdraw”), from Proto-Italic *abdoukō, or equivalent to both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from dūcō (“I lead, guide; pull”), from Proto-Italic *doukō (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti (“to pull, draw, lead”), from *dewk- (“to pull, draw; lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdʉˈseːrə/

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• Rhymes: -eːrə
• Hyphenation: ab‧du‧se‧re

Verb

abdusere (passive abduseres, imperative abduser, present tense abduserer, simple past abduserte, past participle abdusert, present participle abduserende, verbal noun abdusering)

1. (transitive, physiology) to abduce or abduct (to draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body)
   • 2007 May 16, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening‎^{[tidsskriftet.no]}:

     pasientene [kunne] ikke abdusere skulderen tilstrekkelig

     patients [could] not abduct the shoulder sufficiently

Related terms

• abduksjon (“abduction”)
• abduktor (“abductor”)

See also

• addusere (“guide a body part inwards towards the center line of the body”)

References

• “abdusere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abdusere” in Store norske leksikon