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protractor
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protractor /pro·trac·tor/ (-trak´ter) an instrument for extracting foreign bodies from wounds.
pro·trac·tor (pr-trktr)
n.
A muscle that extends a limb or other part.
protractor [pro-trak´ter]
1. a muscle that pulls a part forward; see also retractor.
2. a semicircular device for measuring and constructing angles.
protractor
an instrument for extracting foreign bodies from wounds.
protractor 
1. Instrument used to measure or set out angles on paper.
2. A scale containing a circle graduated in degrees and a set of axes emerging from the centre of the circle used to set the axis of an astigmatic ophthalmic lens. It also includes various other scales for positioning the optical centre of lenses.
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Other studies have investigated the role of the combination of the scapular retractor and protractor muscles in conjunction with the oblique muscles in the pathogenesis of rib fractures (7).
Rib stress fractures in rowers by Taylor, Connie E.; Fang, Meika A. / Clinical Kinesiology: Journal of the American Kinesiotherapy Association
 
 
 
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