Associations to the word «Retractor»

Wiktionary

RETRACTOR, noun. One who, or that which, retracts.
RETRACTOR, noun. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
RETRACTOR, noun. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
RETRACTOR, noun. (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

Dictionary definition

RETRACTOR, noun. Surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.