traction
英 ['tr?k?(?)n]
美['tr?k??n]
- n. 牽引；[機][車輛] 牽引力
英英釋意
- 1. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- 2. (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"