traction apparatus

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• traction — [trak′shən] n. [ML tractio < L tractus, pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. a) a pulling or drawing, esp. of a load, vehicle, etc. over a road, track, or other surface b) the state of being pulled or drawn c) the kind of power used for pulling or… …   English World dictionary

• Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …   Wikipedia

• Traction — In medicine, a procedure for manually pulling a part of the body to a beneficial effect. See traction, orthopedic. * * * 1. The act of drawing or pulling, as by an elastic or spring force. 2. A pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a… …   Medical dictionary

• skin traction — traction on a body part maintained by an apparatus affixed by dressings to the body surface …   Medical dictionary

• bed — 1. In anatomy, a base or structure that supports another structure. 2. A piece of furniture used for rest, recuperation, or treatment. b. of breast structures against which the posterior surface of the …   Medical dictionary

• prostatic tractor — a straight instrument with a traction apparatus on the end, formerly used to draw the prostate down in perineal prostatectomy …   Medical dictionary

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• railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium

• technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium

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