retractor

== English == === Etymology === From retract +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɹæktə/ Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) === Noun === retractor (plural retractors) One who, or that which, retracts. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw. (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === retractor first-person singular present passive indicative of retractō === References === "retractor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Spanish == === Adjective === retractor (feminine retractora, masculine plural retractores, feminine plural retractoras) retracting === Noun === retractor m (plural retractores) retractor