About The Word Dilator
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Dilator
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Dilator: 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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