"laxator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laxators [plural]
Etymology: From Latin laxare, laxatum (“to loosen”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|laxare}} Latin laxare Head templates: {{en-noun}} laxator (plural laxators)
  1. (anatomy, dated, deprecated) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part. Tags: dated, proscribed Related terms: lax, laxative, laxity, levator
    Sense id: en-laxator-en-noun-lQFGYyZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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