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Noun: retractor muscle
  1. Any of various muscles that retract an organ or a body part.
    "The retractor muscle contracts to retract the penis into the sheath and relaxes to allow the penis to extend from the sheath."

Type of: muscle, musculus

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retrace
retracement
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retractor muscle
retrain
retraining
retral
retranslate
retransmit
retread
retreat
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retrench
retrenchment