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retractor


re·trac·tor

noun \ri-ˈtrak-tər\

Definition of RETRACTOR

: one that retracts: as a : a surgical instrument for holding open the edges of a wound b : a muscle that draws in an organ or part
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First Known Use of RETRACTOR

1837

Rhymes with RETRACTOR

abstractor, attractor, cofactor, compactor, contractor, detractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, fudge factor, g-factor, impactor, load factor, protractor, reactor, redactor, refractor, subtracter, transactor

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