Medical Definition of External traction

1. A pulling force created by using fixed anchorage (e.g., a headcap or bed frame) outside the oral cavity; principally used in the management of midfacial fractures. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Traction

external secretion
external semilunar fibrocartilage
external sheath of optic nerve
external spermatic artery
external spermatic fascia
external spermatic nerve
external sphincterotomy
external sphincter muscle of anus
external spiral sulcus
external squint
external storage
external strabismus
external surface
external surface of frontal bone
external surface of parietal bone
external traction (current term)
external urethral orifice
external urethral sphincter
external wall of cochlear duct
externat
externats
externe
externe
externes
externs
externship
externships
externus
exteroception
exteroceptive

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