"retractor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/ [General-American], /ɹɪˈtɹæktə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: retractors [plural]
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) Etymology: retract + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retract|or}} retract + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} retractor (plural retractors)
  1. One who, or that which, retracts.
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-nmAhZUQZ
  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-Vz3OxqIV Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 37 0 6 38 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 14 10 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 46 9 11 6 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 16 32 12 13 8 19
  3. (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-a-A4LUrl Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound. Translations (a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound): levitin (Finnish), retraktor (Indonesian), hak (Indonesian), retrator [masculine] (Portuguese), retraktör (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-oLrm2EUt Disambiguation of 'a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound': 1 3 1 89 4 2
  5. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-EYVR4Fgc Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 37 0 6 38 20
  6. (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part. Categories (topical): Zoology, Surgery
    Sense id: en-retractor-en-noun-9JYbmgJv Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 37 0 6 38 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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