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. the act of drawing back, or condition of being drawn back. clot retraction the drawing away of a blood clot from the wall of a vessel, a stage of wound healing caused by contraction of platelets; it is a function of blood platelets that can be tested to assess platelet viability.
Wound Retraction - Although not considered part of the healing process, the first immediate change in the wound is usually enlargement through contraction of the surrounding musculature and an increase in resting tissue tension. This may give the illusion of tissue loss when there actually is not any.