dilator Definition
di·la·tor (dī′lāt′ər; dī lāt′-, də-)
noun
a person or thing that dilates; specif.,
- any muscle that dilates a part of the body
- a surgical instrument for dilating an opening, wound, etc.
dilator Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
muscle: It is the dilator muscles altering the tension of the vocal cords and the mass of the arytenoid cartilages that controls call frequency.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near dilator
- ‹ dilatometer
- ‹ dilation
- ‹ dilate
- ‹ dilatation
- ‹ dilatant
- ‹ dilapidation
- ‹ dilapidated
- ‹ dilapidate
- ‹ dil.
- ‹ diktat
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- dill ›
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