Medical Dictionary

retract

vt re·tract \ri-ˈtrakt\

Medical Definition of RETRACT

:  to draw back or in <retract the lower jaw>—compare protract
intransitive verb
:  to draw something (as tissue) back or in; also :  to use a retractor

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