retractor
Kelime Anlamı :

1. geri çekme kası.
2. yara ağzını açık tutan alet.
3. geri çekici.
4. fleksör kas.
5. Bir yaranın dudaklarını açık tutmaya yarayan alet.
6. retraktör.
Tanımlar :
1. one that retracts, as:
2. anatomy A muscle, such as a flexor, that retracts an organ or a part.
3. medicine A surgical instrument used to hold back organs or the edges of an incision.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. in breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
2. an instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
3. A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
4. A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. see Illust. under phylactolæmata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. one who or that which retracts or draws back.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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