Retraction or retract(ed) may refer to:
Academia Retraction in academic publishing, withdrawals of previously published academic journal articles
Mathematics Retraction (category theory) Retract (group theory) Retraction (topology)
Human physiology Retracted (phonetics), a sound pronounced to the back of the vocal tract, in linguistics Retracted tongue root, a position of the tongue during the pronunciation of a vowel, in phonetics Sternal retraction, a symptom of respiratory distress in humans Retraction (kinesiology), an anatomical term of motion Retractor (medicine), a surgical instrument used to separate the edges of a surgical incision/wound or to hold away certain organs and tissues
Linguistics A process which has led to the Neo-Shtokavian accentuation, also known as "Neo-Shtokavian metatony"
See also Retractor (disambiguation)