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Retraction

Movement of a body part backward, such as squeezing the shoulder blades together.

Alsoscapular adduction

The rhomboids and middle trapezius retract the scapula. Asking a prone client to squeeze the shoulder blades together helps you feel the rhomboids.

Related

Protraction

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Anatomical terms of motion
  2. Wikipedia: List of movements of the human body