retractor

English

Etymology

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.
A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
(chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

Translations

a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound

Portuguese: retrator m

Latin

Verb

rētractor

first-person singular present passive indicative of rētractō

References

retractor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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