retractor

1. n. One who, or that which, retracts. Source: opted

2. n. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. Source: opted

3. n. An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. Source: opted

4. n. A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation. Source: opted

5. n. A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata. Source: opted

6. n. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision Source: wordnet

7. 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. & Zoöl.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolæmata. Source: webster

8. One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically:(a) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridgeshell from the barrel. (b) (Surg.) Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision Source: ecdict

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