Traction
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
in 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
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Wordset Dictionary
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- adhesive frictiongrip
- plural
- Tractions
- possessive
- Traction's
- pluralpossessive
- Tractions'