retractor (English, noun)
expansion: retractor (plural retractors)
Senses:
glosses: One who, or that which, retracts.
glosses: In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
glosses: A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
glosses: A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A muscle serving to draw in any part.
Forms:
form: retractors
tags: plural