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Levator

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Noun

1. levator

a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)

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Levator

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noun
1. anatomy
any of various muscles that raise a part of the body
2. surgery
an instrument for elevating a part or structure

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Levator

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nounWord forms: plural ˌlevaˈtoˌres (ˌlɛvəˈtɔrˌiz ; levˌətôrˈēzˌ) or leˈvators
1. 
a muscle that raises a limb or other part of the body
2. 
a surgical instrument for lifting depressed fragments of bone in a skull fracture

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Levator

see synonyms of levator
n. pl. lev·a·to·res (lĕvə-tôrēz)
1. Anatomy A muscle that raises a bodily part.
2. A surgical instrument for lifting the depressed fragments of a fractured skull.

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