Pull back
Pull back verb - Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).
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Retract and Pull back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_back/retract
Pull back & Retract. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_back/retract>.
Retract or Pull back. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_back/retract.
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