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Retractor - What does it mean?

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retractor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
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