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Dilator

Dilator Meaning & Definition
Dilator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dilator?

[n] a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
[n] a drug that causes dilation
[n] a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dilator: dilater

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See Also | body part | drug | surgical instrument | vasodilative | vasodilator

Dilator In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*lat"or\, n. [See {Dilate}.] 1. One who, or that which, widens or expands. 2. (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part. 3. (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.

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