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retracˈtility
[f. retractile a.1 + -ity. Cf. F. rétractilité.]
The fact of being retractile.
1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 524/1 This tendency to contract has been distinguished by the term retractility. 1846F. Brittan tr. Malgaigne's Man. Oper. Surg. 100 They both become covered at the same time by a membrane.., the retractility of which draws them together. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 307 Various conditions of the urine, such as its acidity for example, influencing the retractility of the coagulum. |