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retractor

/rɪˈtræktə/

/rɪˈtræktər/

Translations

retractornoun

retractors

/rɪˈtræktə/

/rɪˈtræktər/

écarteurChirurgie.

The surgeon used a retractor to keep the incision open during the procedure.

Le chirurgien a utilisé un écarteur pour maintenir l’incision ouverte pendant l’intervention.

rétracteurMécanisme qui rembobine, rentre ou ramène une pièce.

The seatbelt retractor ensures that the belt is pulled back into place after use.

Le rétracteur de ceinture assure que la ceinture est ramenée en place après usage.

Additional translations

rétracteurRarement, au sens de personne qui se rétracte sur ses déclarations.

Synonyms

retractoradjective

/rɪˈtræktə/

/rɪˈtræktər/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something that retracts or draws back (e.g., retractor muscle).

The surgeon relied on a retractor device and a retractor clamp to expose the area.

Le chirurgien s’est appuyé sur un dispositif rétracteur et une pince rétractrice pour exposer la zone.

retractornoun

A surgical instrument used to hold back tissues or organs to provide access to a particular area.

The surgeon used a retractor to keep the incision open during the procedure.

A device or mechanism that draws something back or in.

The seatbelt retractor ensures that the belt is pulled back into place after use.

A person who withdraws or takes back a statement, belief, or promise.

After realizing his mistake, the journalist became a retractor of his earlier claims.

retractoradjective

Designed for or capable of drawing something back.

The surgeon relied on a retractor device and a retractor clamp to expose the area.