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  2. Traction: Types, Risks, and Aftercare - Healthline

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    Traction refers to the practice of gently pulling on a fractured or dislocated body part. It’s often used as a temporary approach to provide immediate relief after trauma....

  3. Traction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of TRACTION is the adhesive friction of a body on a surface on which it moves. How to use traction in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. TRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    TRACTION definition: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding: 2. the pulling of a heavy…. Learn more.

  5. TRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    TRACTION meaning: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding: 2. the pulling of a heavy…. Learn more.

  6. Traction: Medical Procedure Used to Realign Broken Bones - ...

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    Traction is a technique for realigning a broken bone or dislocated part of the body. It uses weights, pulleys, and ropes to gently put pressure on and pull a bone or injured body part back into the right position.

  7. The force used to produce or create motion by the use of dry friction between a body and a tangential surface is known as traction or tractive force. To create friction, commonly, the shear force of the surface is also used. What is Traction or Tractive Force? What is the Coefficient of Traction? What is Frictional Force?

  8. Traction (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Traction, traction force or tractive force is a force used to generate motion between a body and a tangential surface, through the use of either dry friction or shear force. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has important applications in vehicles, as in tractive effort.

  9. TRACTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction.

  10. TRACTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Traction definition: the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.. See examples of TRACTION used in a sentence.

  11. Traction (orthopedics) - Wikipedia

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    Traction is a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the spine [1] and skeletal system. There are two types of traction: skin traction and skeletal traction. They are used in orthopedic medicine.