| traction |
grip: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"
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| traction alopecia |
traumatic alopecia due to continuous or prolonged traction on the hair, as applied in certain styles of hair dressing or in the habit of twisting the hair.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| traction |
Movement by rolling, sliding, or dragging of sediment fragments along a stream bottom. (See page(s) 231)
Ãâó: highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072402466/student_...
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| traction |
the use of tension to hold a body part in place or to correct or prevent an alignment problem
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_t.asp
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| traction |
Friction of a body on a surface while moving.
Ãâó: www.peakagents.ca/glossary/t8.htm
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