Other Definitions traction (enc)
|
Traction| Noun | 1. | traction - the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)rubbing, friction - the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another | | | 2. | traction - (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; "his leg was in traction for several days"pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" orthopaedics, orthopedics - the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints | |
|
 |