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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