Definition of Retentor

1. n. A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata.

Medical Definition of Retentor

1. A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, especially. When retracted. Origin: L, a retainer. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retentor

retention groove
retention jaundice
retention point
retention polyp
retention suture
retention vomiting
retentive
retentively
retentiveness
retentivenesses
retentive circumferential clasp arm
retentive fulcrum line
retentivities
retentivity
retentivity
retentor (current term)
reteplase
retepore
retes
retest
retested
retestified
retestifies
retestify
retestifying
retesting
retests
retexture
retextured
retextures

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