Definition of Retractors. Meaning of Retractors. Synonyms of Retractors

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Definition of Retractors

Retractor
Retractor Re*tract"or, n. One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: (a) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. (b) (Surg.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. (c) (Surg.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation. (d) (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactol[ae]mata.

Meaning of Retractors from wikipedia

- More sophisticated retractors may be clamped in place (usually to a tableside frame) or suspended at the end of a robotic arm. Retractors can also be "self-retaining"...
- Look up retractor or retract in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Retractor may refer to: Retractor (medical), a medical instrument Retractor (memory),...
- Senn retractors are double-ended retractors used in surgical procedures. One end is typically L-shaped, and the other has three bent prongs. The pronged...
- inspired the invention of more retractors, such as Adson-Beckman retractors for general surgery and Chung retractors for orthopedic surgery. Back in...
- nipple) is a condition where the nipple, instead of pointing outward, is retracted into the breast. In some cases, the nipple will be temporarily protruded...
- dissecting instruments Grasping or holding instruments Hemostatic instruments Retractors Tissue unifying instruments and materials Instruments used in surgery...
- A retracted vowel is a vowel sound in which the body or root of the tongue is pulled backward and downward into the pharynx. The most retracted cardinal...
- male **** possesses a muscle enabling retraction into the prepuce. The retractor **** muscle occurs in marsupials and carnivorans, but it is absent in...
- in development demonstrated results superior to the Finochietto-style retractors. Instruments used in general surgery Bonfils-Roberts, E (May 1972). "The...
- perpendicular to the ventral muscles. Transverse and longitudinal retractors muscles retract the wing along the span and the chord. The dorso-ventral muscles...