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Abduct
Another example of abduction would be spreading the fingers or moving a finger away from the middle part of the hand. The same would apply to spreading the toes or moving a toe away from the middle part of the foot. Compare abduct with adduct, which means to move towards the center. Abduct is also known as abduce. Abduct comes from the Latin word "abducere" meaning "to take away."
To move or spread away from a position that is at, near, or parallel to the center of a body. Parallel means to extend in the same direction without touching. For example, if you place two sticks next to each other in the same direction without having them touch, the two sticks are parallel to each other. Likewise, the arms and the legs are parallel to the center of the body. If you stand straight and lift your arm out to the side, you have abducted the arm by using the shoulder because you have moved it away from the center of the body.
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