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skin traction

n.

Traction on an extremity by means of adhesive tape or another type of strapping applied to the limb.

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Nearby words

  1. skin reaction,
  2. skin ridge,
  3. skin search,
  4. skin tag,
  5. skin test,
  6. skin up,
  7. skin-deep,
  8. skin-dive,
  9. skin-pop,
  10. skin-search
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