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Definition of Retractor
1. Noun. Surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision.
Definition of Retractor
1. n. One who, or that which, retracts.
Definition of Retractor
1. Noun. One who, or that which, retracts. ¹
2. Noun. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. ¹
3. Noun. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound. ¹
4. Noun. (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retractor
1. tractor [n -S] - See also: tractor
Medical Definition of Retractor
1.
One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically:
In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retractor
Literary usage of Retractor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1869)
"The labial retractor, as shown iu the accompanying figure, supersedes the use of
... The wings of the speculum, and the outer borders of the retractor, ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1900)
"Free retractor muscles X 2, dorsal aspect. Lettering as in preceding figure. ...
The pharynx and pharyngeal retractor are removed from their normal median ..."
3. A Text-book of practical gynecology: For Practitioners and Students by David Tod Gilliam, Earl M. Gilliam (1916)
"The perineal retractor, as its name indicates, is an instrument to lift up or
retract ... The Sims perineal retractor, which is the original and type of all ..."
4. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1881)
"A NEW EYELID Retractor. SURGEON -MAJOR EA FITZGERALD, of the Bengal Medical
Service, has contrived an improved eyelid retractor, in which the screw portion ..."
5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1899)
"... and after drawing it backwards with a retractor (Fig. 4, b) Fig. 4.— i >i.
... process ln-ld back liy retractor ; (c) ..."
6. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1917)
"A WATER-COOLED Retractor FOR USE WITH A CAUTERY IN THE MOUTH * GORDON B.
NEW Adequate protection of the lips and cheeks is essential in the treatment with a ..."
7. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"Thus the larger part of the retractor is inserted into the wall of the proboscis,
while the smaller portion finds insertion on the cartilage frame. ..."
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