What's the difference between protractible and protractile?
Protractible
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Protractile
Definition:
(a.) Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.
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(1) The anuran Amphibians have a well developed tongue which is either protractile or attached to the floor of the buccal cavity according to the species.
(2) The importance of breast shape, tension, and protractility are discussed, and the role of engorgement in nipple trauma explained; the differences between breastfeeding and feeding from so-called orthodontic teats are outlined.
(3) 96 nulliparous women recruited between 25 and 35 completed weeks in a singleton pregnancy with at least one inverted or non-protractile nipple.
(4) To determine the value of recommending breast shells or Hoffman's exercises, or both, to pregnant women with inverted or non-protractile nipples who intend to breast feed.