retractor (Crossword)

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  1. Surgical instrument
  2. Surgical instrument used to hold cavity open
  3. Surgical tool
  4. Surgical instrument

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• An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation
• Surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
• A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation
• In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel
• (re-trak´tәr) an instrument for holding open the edges of a wound or drawing back structures
• A muscle that draws a body part backward, the middle part of the trapezius muscle is a retractor of the scapula
• An instrument for drawing aside the edges of a wound or for holding back structures adjacent to the operative field
• (medical) A retractor is a surgical instrument by which a surgeon can either actively separate the edges of a surgical incision or wound

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