| traction |
A pulling or drawing. Traction is commonly used for positioning after a burn injury.
Ãâó: www.howardnations.com/burns/burns_glossary.html
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| traction |
The act of pulling or stretching muscles or joints.
Ãâó: www.rehabdesigns.com/medical_terms.htm
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An old form of conservative treatment that attempts to relieve pain by stretching the spine, in part or as a whole. It can be done by hand or with a variety of machines, some of which turn you upside down.
Ãâó: www.drback.co.uk/glossary.htm
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| tract |
organs that are part of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine).
Ãâó: www.entocort.com/c/2000_living/2050_crohns_glossar...
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| traction |
Application of a pulling force, especially as a means of counteracting the natural tension in the tissues surrounding a broken bone, to produce correct alignment.
Ãâó: www.drfoster.co.uk/cam/objectlist.aspx
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