retractor

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retractor

retractor 🔊

retractor : ප්‍රතිකර්ෂක

retractor definition

Noun.

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.
  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  3. An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
  4. A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
  5. A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.