Definition of Dilator in English :

Define Dilator in English

Dilator meaning in English

Meaning of Dilator in English

Pronunciation of Dilator in English

Dilator pronunciation in English

Pronounce Dilator in English

Dilator

see synonyms of dilator

Noun

1. dilator

a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part

2. dilator

a drug that causes dilation

3. dilater, dilator

a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Dilator

see synonyms of dilator
noun
1. 
something that dilates an object, esp a surgical instrument for dilating a bodily cavity
2. 
a muscle that expands an orifice or dilates an organ

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Dilator

see synonyms of dilator
noun
a person or thing that dilates
; specif.,
a. 
any muscle that dilates a part of the body
b. 
a surgical instrument for dilating an opening, wound, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Dilator

see synonyms of dilator
n.
1. A muscle that dilates a body part, such as a blood vessel or the pupil of the eye.
2. An instrument that dilates a body part, such as a cavity, canal, or orifice.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.