Retractor

Quick meaning: Retractor is a noun meaning One who, or that which, retracts.

Meaning

One who, or that which, retracts.

More Meanings

1. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
2. (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
3. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
4. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
5. (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Word Forms

• retractors

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