What does dilator mean?
Definitions for dilator
daɪˈleɪ tər, dɪ-, ˈdaɪ leɪ-dila·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
dilatornoun
a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
dilatornoun
a drug that causes dilation
dilator, dilaternoun
a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
Wiktionary
dilatornoun
Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
dilatornoun
Any drug that causes such dilation
dilatornoun
An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dilatornoun
That which widens or extends.
Etymology: from dilate.
The buccinatores, or blowers up of the cheeks, and the dilators of the nose, are too strong in cholerick people. Arb.
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dilator
A dilator is a device, tool, or substance that is designed to enlarge or expand an opening, tube, or passage in the body. This could be used in medical procedures to widen blood vessels, airways, the esophagus, or any other canal in the body. Dilators can also be used in therapeutic ways to stretch certain body parts for treatment or preparation for medical procedures.
Webster Dictionary
Dilatornoun
one who, or that which, widens or expands
Dilatornoun
a muscle that dilates any part
Dilatornoun
an instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator
Etymology: [See Dilate.]
Wikidata
Dilator
Dilator or dilatator is a medical term with a number of uses, including: ⁕A surgical instrument or medical implement used to induce dilation, that is, to expand an opening or passage such as the cervix, urethra, esophagus, or vaginal introitus. ⁕A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervical dilation, vasodilation, or pupillary dilation. ⁕A muscle which causes dilation of a part, for example, the iris dilator muscle or the dilator naris muscle.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dilator in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dilator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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