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Meaning of retractor

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

retractor

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈtɹæktə//ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.

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

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

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