Nearby Words
Surgical Instruments www.surgipro.com/ Affordable - Lifetime Guaranteed Free Shipping - 877-252-5865
Dental Cheek Retractors www.thewhiteningstore.com/ Wholesale Prices Best Products Free Shipping on Order +$39.99
Surgical Forceps - Roboz shopping.roboz.com/Tweezers- German-Made & Economy Lines All Patterns & Sizes In-Stock!
Ads
noun
1.
a person or thing that retracts.
2.
Anatomy. a muscle that retracts an organ or protruded part.
3.
Surgery. an instrument or appliance for drawing back an impeding part, as the edge of an incision.
4.
a mechanism, device, or the like that regulates retraction: to adjust the retractor on a seat belt.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To retractor
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Retractor
is always a great word to know.
So is deltoid. Does it mean:
| the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella |
| a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body |
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
retractor re·trac·tor (rĭ-trāk'tər)
n.
A surgical instrument used to hold back organs or the edges of an incision.
A muscle, such as a flexor, that retracts an organ or a part.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Retractor
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
