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traction traction definition

traction


 
  Grep  of  noun  traction 
  abstraction 
  attraction 
  braxton-hicks  contraction 
  chemical  attraction 
  coming  attraction 
  contraction 
  counterattraction 
  detraction 
  distraction 
  extraction 
  gravitational  attraction 
  magnetic  attraction 
  muscular  contraction 
  physical  attraction 
  premature  ventricular  contraction 
  protraction 
  retraction 
  semi-abstraction 
  subtraction 
  traction 
  traction  engine 
  uterine  contraction 
 
  Overview  of  noun  traction 
 
  The  noun  traction  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grip,  traction,  adhesive  friction  --  (the  friction  between  a  body  and  the  surface  on  which  it  moves  (as  between  an  automobile  tire  and  the  road)) 
  2.  traction  --  ((orthopedics)  the  act  of  pulling  on  a  bone  or  limb  (as  in  a  fracture)  to  relieve  pressure  or  align  parts  in  a  special  way  during  healing;  "his  leg  was  in  traction  for  several  days") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  traction 
 
  The  noun  traction  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grip,  traction,  adhesive  friction  --  (the  friction  between  a  body  and  the  surface  on  which  it  moves  (as  between  an  automobile  tire  and  the  road)) 
  2.  traction  --  ((orthopedics)  the  act  of  pulling  on  a  bone  or  limb  (as  in  a  fracture)  to  relieve  pressure  or  align  parts  in  a  special  way  during  healing;  "his  leg  was  in  traction  for  several  days") 



traction definition