"dilator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dilators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: dilate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dilate|or}} dilate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilator (plural dilators)
  1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-dilator-en-noun-bqKL3c3D Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater
    Sense id: en-dilator-en-noun-JcMiVz1u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 48 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 24 50 27 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'that which causes dilation': 22 65 13
  3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-dilator-en-noun-VMvBg4b4 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bronchodilator, cardiodilator, iris dilator muscle, vasodilator, venodilator

Inflected forms

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