Online used-car retailer Carvana expanding to Miami. Carvana.com offers consumers the ability to shop, finance, purchase and trade in a car using its online platform â without ever stepping into a dealership. Online auto retailer Carvana is expanding to Miami.
retraction, n 1. a drawing or shrinking back; the laying back of tissues to expose a given part. n 2. distal movement of teeth; a distal or retrusive position of the teeth, dental arch, or jaw. retraction, gingival, n laying back of the free gingival tissue to expose the gingival margin area of a preparation by mechanical, chemical, or electrical means.
A retractor is a surgical instrument used to separate the edges of a surgical incision or wound, or to hold back underlying organs and tissues so that body parts under the incision may be accessed. The general term retractor usually describes a simple handheld steel tool possessing a curved, hooked, or angled blade and fitted with a comfortable handle, that when in place maintains the desired position of a given region of tissue. These simple retractors may be handheld, clamped in place, or susp