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retrator — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • retractor noun A surgical tool used to hold open the edges of a wound or incision during an operation.

Senses

retrator is used for these senses in English:

  • retractor A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

retractor — full definition

  1. noun A surgical tool used to hold open the edges of a wound or incision during an operation.
  2. noun A mechanism in a firearm that pulls the spent cartridge case out of the chamber.
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