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Webster 1913 Edition
Retractor
Re-tract′or
(rē̍-trākt′ẽr)
, Noun.
One who, or that which, retracts.
Specifically:
(a)
In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
(b)
(Surg.)
An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
(c)
(Surg.)
A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
(d)
(Anat. & Zool.)
A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under
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. Definition 2024
retractor
retractor
English
Noun
retractor (plural retractors)
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
- (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
Translations
a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound
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Latin
Verb
rētractor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of rētractō
References
- RETRACTOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)