Word: retractor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
trac
tor
Definition: A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
Morphemes:
Affix: retract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pull back inside.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retractus
Language: la
Decoded: retractus
Meaning: withdrawn
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.