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a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
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| retraction ring |
a ringlike thickening and indentation occurring in normal labor at the junction of the isthmus and corpus uteri, delineating the upper contracting portion and the lower dilating portion (physiologic retraction r.), or a persistent retraction ring in abnormal or prolonged labor that obstructs expulsion of the fetus (pathologic retraction r.). Cf. constriction r.
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| retraction |
In libel law, a statement published or broadcast that attempts to retract or correct previously published or broadcast libelous matter. A timely retraction will usually mitigate damages, and in some states that have retraction laws, plaintiffs must seek a retraction before beginning a lawsuit or they lose the opportunity to collect anything but special damages.
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| retraction |
The moving of tissue to expose a part or structure of the body.
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| retraction |
Pertaining to desired posteriorly directed, orthodontic or orthopedic displacements of teeth or of bones of the face.
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