| Pronunciation: | | dI'leytur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [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
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DILATOR is a 7 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | dilater |
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| | See Also: | | body part, drug, surgical instrument, vasodilative, vasodilator |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A device used to stretch or enlarge an opening. |
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