Word Meaning

Meaning of "retractor" and the crossword clue

- hooklike medical instrument
- One who, or that which, retracts.
- In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
- A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
- A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.