retractor
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/
The English word “retractor” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
- A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
- A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
- A muscle serving to draw in any part.
Etymology
From retract + -or.
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