dilator
English
Etymology
dilate + -or
Noun
dilator (plural dilators)
- (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
- (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
- (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
Synonyms
- (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater
Anagrams
- Altidor
Latin
Verb
dīlātor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of dīlātō
References
- dilator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dilator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette