traction apparatus
1traction — [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… …
2Traction 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… …
3Traction — 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… …
4skin traction — traction on a body part maintained by an apparatus affixed by dressings to the body surface …
5bed — 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 …
6prostatic tractor — a straight instrument with a traction apparatus on the end, formerly used to draw the prostate down in perineal prostatectomy …
7medical equipment — See panel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Medical and surgical equipment includes: aspirator audiometer aural speculum auriscope autoclave body scanner bronchoscope ca(n)nula catheter CAT scanner clamp CT (computed tomography) scanner curette …
8railroad — /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… …
9technology, 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… …
10Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …
