Word
retriever
Phoneticsre·triev·er
US/ɹiˈtɹivɝ/
UK/ɹɪtɹˈiːvɐ/
Definition
n. a tool or person used to get something back from a difficult place. In surgery, it is a small instrument used to pull out small objects like stones or pieces of metal.
n. a tool or person used to recover something from a difficult or inaccessible location. In a surgical context, refers to a small instrument designed to extract foreign bodies or calculi from the body.
Examples
“The surgeon used a small retriever to pull out the stone.”
“During the laparoscopic procedure, the doctor inserted a flexible retriever to remove the tiny metal fragment from the patient's abdomen.”
“Modern surgical techniques often rely on specialized retrievers to extract delicate tissue samples or foreign objects without causing further trauma to the surrounding organs.”
Examples
simple
“The surgeon used a small retriever to pull out the stone.”
contextual
“During the laparoscopic procedure, the doctor inserted a flexible retriever to remove the tiny metal fragment from the patient's abdomen.”
complex
“Modern surgical techniques often rely on specialized retrievers to extract delicate tissue samples or foreign objects without causing further trauma to the surrounding organs.”
Real-World Examples
“The couple adopted a black Labrador retriever several years ago, which is seen several times in the clip.” “Everything was animated by our childhood dog, a black labrador retriever named Tarzan, who in winter would pull us through the snow on an orange plastic sled.” “For the first experiment, the team recruited eight dogs (six border collies, one labrador, and one gold retriever) who lived with humans and were well-socialized.” Etymology
From retrieve + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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