TRACTION

n. Traak's hu3n. From trahere, to draw. Fr., t. Ger., Zug, T. The act or proce of drawing, [a, 48.] Axis-t. Ger., Axentraction. T. in a line with the direction of the channel through which a body (e. g., the foetus) is to be drawn. Elastic t. T. by an elastic force. Elastic t. of the lung. See Elastic TENSION of the lung. [s. 638]