| retract | 1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle. 2. Ti withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion. "I would as freely have retracted this charge of idolatry as I ever made it." (Bp. Stillingfleet) 3. To take back, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke. Synonym: To recal, withdraw, rescind, revoke, unsay, disavow, recant, abjure, disown. Origin: F. Retracter, L. Retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr. Retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See Retreat. 1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation. 2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration. "She will, and she will not; she grants, denies, Consents, retracts, advances, and then files." (Granville) <veterinary> The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| retractation | The act of retracting what has been said; recantation. Origin: Cf. F. Retractation, L. Retractatio a revision, reconsideration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| retracted publication | Designation of an article or book retracted in whole or in part by an author or authors or an authorised representative. It identifies a citation previously published and now retracted through a formal issuance from the author, publisher, or other authorised agent, and is distinguished from retraction of publication, which identifies the citation retracting the original published item. (12 Dec 1998) |
| retractile | <physiology> CApable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile. Origin: Cf. F. -retractile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| retractile testis | A testis that periodically disappears from the scrotum, as contrasted with an undescended testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retraction | 1. The act of drawing back, the condition of being drawn back. 2. Distal movement of teeth, usually accomplished with an orthodontic appliance. Origin: L. Retrahere = to draw back (18 Nov 1997) |
| retraction fibre | Thin projections from crawling cells associated with areas where the cell body is becoming detached from the substratum, but focal adhesions persist. Usually contain a bundle of microfilaments that are under tension. (18 Nov 1997) |
| retraction of publication | A statement issued by one or more authors of an article or a book, withdrawing or disavowing acknowledgment of their participation in performing research or writing the results of their study. In indexing, the retraction is sent to the editor of the publication in which the article appeared and is published under the rubric "retraction" or in the form of a letter. This publication type designates the author's statement of retraction: it should be differentiated from retracted publication which labels the retracted publication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| retraction syndrome | <syndrome> A retraction of the globe and pseudoptosis on attempted adduction; due to co-innervation of the horizontal recti. Sometimes there is an inability to abduct the affected eye (type 1), or adduct the affected eye (type 2), or both (type 3). Synonym: Duane's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retractor | One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. <anatomy> A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Retracted Publication, Retracted Publication (PT)
Synonyms : Publication Retraction, Publication Retractions
Synonyms : Retraction of Publication (PT)
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abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" shrink back: pull away from a source of disgust or fear use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) draw in: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
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| retractile |
capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws"
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| retraction |
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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| retractor |
surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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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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| retract | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
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| retract | pull inward or towards a center |
| retract | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) |
| retract | shrink back, as in fear |
| retract | capable of being retracted |
| retract | drawn back and in |
| retract | capable of retraction |
| retract | the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back |
| retract | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
| retract | surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision |
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