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dilator Definition

di·la·tor (dī′lāt′ər; dī lāt′-, də-)

noun

a person or thing that dilates; specif.,

  1. any muscle that dilates a part of the body
  2. 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

  • vessel: PGE1 has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator.
  • blood: PGE1 has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator.

Browse dictionary entries near dilator

  1. ‹ dilatometer
  2. ‹ dilation
  3. ‹ dilate
  4. ‹ dilatation
  5. ‹ dilatant
  6. ‹ dilapidation
  7. ‹ dilapidated
  8. ‹ dilapidate
  9. ‹ dil.
  10. ‹ diktat
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