retrahentadj.

Brit.

/ˈriːtreɪənt/, U.S.

/riˈtreɪ(h)ənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retrahent-, retrahēns, retrahere.

Etymology: < classical Latin retrahent-, retrahēns, present participle of retrahere retract v.¹ Compare earlier retrah v., and also earlier retractive adj., retracting n.¹

Anatomy. Now rare.

Of a muscle: = retractive adj. 1.

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the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > serving to

reversivea1400

retractivec1484

retrahent1713

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. iii. 116 Mr. Cowper makes them to be three, one Atollent, and two Retrahent muscles.

1796 J. Townsend Guide to Health II. 496 Paraglosse retractoria is..a violent retraction of the tongue, either by paralytic affection of the protruding muscles or spasmodic action of the retrahent.

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1143/2 In the Nautilus the tongue is..embraced anteriorly by two retrahent muscles.

1901 T. M. Hovell Treat. Dis. Ear (ed. 2) i. 6 The posterior auricular of the facial [nerve]..gives filaments to the retrahent muscle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	retrahent
释义	retrahentadj. Brit. /ˈriːtreɪənt/, U.S. /riˈtreɪ(h)ənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retrahent-, retrahēns, retrahere. Etymology: < classical Latin retrahent-, retrahēns, present participle of retrahere retract v.¹ Compare earlier retrah v., and also earlier retractive adj., retracting n.¹ Anatomy. Now rare. Of a muscle: = retractive adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > serving to reversivea1400 retractivec1484 retrahent1713 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. iii. 116 Mr. Cowper makes them to be three, one Atollent, and two Retrahent muscles. 1796 J. Townsend Guide to Health II. 496 Paraglosse retractoria is..a violent retraction of the tongue, either by paralytic affection of the protruding muscles or spasmodic action of the retrahent. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1143/2 In the Nautilus the tongue is..embraced anteriorly by two retrahent muscles. 1901 T. M. Hovell Treat. Dis. Ear (ed. 2) i. 6 The posterior auricular of the facial [nerve]..gives filaments to the retrahent muscle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1713
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