noun
Meaning 1
One who, or that which, retracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
retractor
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General-American: /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɹæktə/
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rhymes with -æktə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
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noun
Meaning 3
A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
Meaning 4
A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
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noun
Meaning 5
A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
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noun
Meaning 6
A muscle serving to draw in any part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 7
surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: surgical instrument
History
Etymology
From retract + -or.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: levitin — a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound
- Indonesian: retraktor — a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound
- Indonesian: hak — a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound
- Portuguese: retrator — a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound
- Turkish: retraktör — a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound