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 sphincter muscle of anus
external sphincterotomy
external spiral sulcus
external squint
external stimuli
external stimulus
external storage
external strabismus
external surface
external surface of frontal bone
external surface of parietal bone
external traction (current term)
external wall of cochlear duct
external world
externalisation
externalise
externalised
externalises
externalising
externalism
externalisms
externalist
externalistic
externalistically

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