English Dictionary

retractor

/ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/

noun

One who, or that which, retracts. / In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.

The surgeon used a retractor to hold back the tissue during the operation.

意味（1）

One who, or that which, retracts.

意味（2）

In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.

意味（3）

(chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

意味（4）

A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

意味（5）

A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.

意味（6）

(zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.