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extractor
(redirected from Vacuum extractor)

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extractor /ex·trac·tor/ (-ter) an instrument for removing a calculus or foreign body.
basket extractor  a device for removal of calculi from the upper urinary tract.
vacuum extractor  a device to assist delivery consisting of a metal traction cup that is attached to the fetus' head; negative pressure is applied and traction is made on a chain passed through the suction tube.
ex·trac·tor (k-strktr)
n.
An instrument used for drawing or pulling out any natural part or foreign body.
extractor
[ikstrak′tər]
a medical instrument, such as a forceps, used to remove a foreign body, tissue sample, or medical device placed in a body cavity.
extractor
an instrument for removing a calculus or foreign body.


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