Definitions for retractor

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retractor re·trac·tor

Spelling: [ri-trak-ter]

IPA: /rɪˈtræk tər/

Retractor is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 230 anagrams from letters in retractor (aceorrrtt).

Definitions for retractor

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:

Origin of retractor

First recorded in 1830-40; retract¹ + -or²

Examples for retractor

Its edge is then drawn slightly outwards by means of a retractor and separated from the underlying deep fascia.

There is, however, another muscle—the retractor oculi—belonging to the same group which is innervated by the VIth nerve.

Paresi took tweezers, a retractor, two scalpels and a hypodermic case out of the kit and laid them in a neat row on the bunk.

These consist of four straight muscles, two oblique, and one retractor.

The muscles of the eye are seven in number—one retractor, four straight, and two oblique.

The back of the scoop was used as a retractor for delicate structures.

Scotty pulled the retractor of his rifle and a cartridge rammed into the firing chamber.