Retractor

What do we mean by retractor?

One that retracts, as. noun

A muscle, such as a flexor, that retracts an organ or a part. noun

A surgical instrument used to hold back organs or the edges of an incision. noun

One who or that which retracts or draws back. noun

In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. noun

An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. noun

A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation. noun

A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under phylactolæmata. noun

One who, or that which, retracts. noun

In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. noun

A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound. noun

A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome. noun

Surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision 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.

Words that are spelled similarly to retractor:
retractor, refractor, detractor, reactor, tractor, retraction, retracted, retract, attractor, extractor, protractor, retractors, redactor, retracts, restrictor, refactor, retracer, reenactor, regrator, detracter, detracor, re factor.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word retractor:
caecum, flexure, sigmoid, cephalic, radula, penis, straightening, retract, muscles, vas, sheath, muscle, thoracic, scar, tentacles, glands, posterior, spine, surgical, anterior, pull, surgeon, extend, attached, surgery, shell, mouth, tail, foot, narrow, slightly, rear, wall, associated, allow, male, length, usually, long, front.

Words that rhyme with retractor:
detracter, seat tractor.

Adjectives that are often used to describe retractor:
small, malleable, anterior, large, posterior, blunt, vaginal, narrow, broad, abdominal, special, tubular, curved, sternal, perineal, lighted, palate, long, second, flat, angled, right, shaped, lateral, bladed, anal, type, wide, iris, deep, sharp, humeral, lower, mastoid, suitable, pronged, soft, mechanical, buccal, middle, dorsal, upper, left, fiberoptic, tailed, flexible, held, rectal, modified, orbital, penial, gingival, prostatic, thin, weighted, double, bifid, medial, surgical, frontal, smooth, temporal, oral, lacrimal, stereotactic, endoscopic, superior, cerebellar, automatic, hooked, popliteal, infratemporal, ret, cylindrical, plastic, sized, laparoscopic, bovine, padded, inferior, penis, nasal, sac, illuminated, pelvic, spiked, byssal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective retractor:
muscles, muscle.

Consonant match to retractor:
retract a, retract her, row tractor.

Words that sound like retractor:
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