retractor
Meaning of retractor
noun
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
- A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
- A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
- A muscle serving to draw in any part.
Information about retractor
- It is a name.
- The plural form of retractor is: retractors.
- Languages in which retractor is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of retractor
re-trac-tor
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- retractor is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with retractor
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