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noun

Retraction n.

The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.

The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation. "Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all my either retractions or concessions."

(Physiol.)

(a)

The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew.

(b)

The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body.

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Etymology of 'Retraction'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Retraction" Quotes from Famous Books

... for three o'clock, and after a long argument Enver Pasha was persuaded to agree to send only twenty-five French and twenty-five English to Gallipoli 'as a demonstration,' the War Minister arguing that any farther retraction would weaken discipline. It was also agreed to send only the youngest men, and Bedri Bey, the Constantinople chief of police, was at once sent for in order that he might be acquainted with the new limitation of the ...

— The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) • Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

... backward, about three-fourths of an inch from and parallel to the median line between the thighs, deep enough to expose the testicle and long enough to allow that organ to start out through the skin. At the moment of making this incision the left hand must grasp the cord very firmly, otherwise the sudden retraction of the testicle by the cremaster muscle may draw it out of the hand and upward through the canal and even into the abdomen. In a few seconds, when the struggle and retraction have ceased, the knife is inserted through the cord, between ...

— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture

... with the church did not take place. The "bit of a retraction" was never written. But none the less are Lefevre's last days reported to have been disturbed by harassing thoughts. The noble old man, who had consecrated to the translation of the Bible and to exegetical comment upon its books the energy of many ...

— The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) • Henry Martyn Baird

... soft and glutinous to the touch, but varies in form and even in colour. Its production causes pain and groans from the subject, and any violence towards it would appear also to affect her. A sudden flash of light, as in a flash-photograph, may or may not cause a retraction of the ectoplasm, but always causes a spasm of the subject. When re-absorbed, it leaves no trace upon the garments ...

— The Vital Message • Arthur Conan Doyle

... in front of the brachial vessels. This method requires the amputation to be performed higher up than would otherwise be necessary (from the length of the anterior flap), and this disadvantage is not counterbalanced by any special advantage in the posterior retraction of the cicatrix. ...

— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell

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