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Retractor

British pronunciation/ɹɪtɹˈæktɐ/
American pronunciation/ɹɪtɹˈæktɚ/
Retractor
[NOUN]
1

surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision

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Examples
1The frog's retractor muscle yanks on the tongue, which zooms backwards like a bungee chord.
2It's a seatbelt retractor.
3Dr. Ghosh: I will be using a minimally invasive retractor system.
4Dr. Ghosh: I will be using a minimally invasive retractor system.
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