Word
Retractor
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
re-trac-tor
Definition
- n. - One who, or that which, retracts.
- n. - In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a
cartridge shell from the barrel.
- n. - An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound
during amputation.
- n. - A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the
saw during amputation.
- n. - A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See
Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
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