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Muscle That Draws Back An Organ Crossword Clue

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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision

25%8Draws back
verb

• turn pale, as if in fear

25%8Draws back instinctively
verb

• To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

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