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Dilator
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dilator
n.
someone or something that dilates; muscle which dilates a body cavity; surgical instrument for dilating body orifices
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Dilator
Dilator is a medical term with a number of uses, including:
- A surgical instrument or medical implement used to induce , 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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dilator
Noun
1. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
(hypernym) body part
(derivation) dilate, distend
2. a drug that causes dilation
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) vasodilator, vasodilative
(derivation) dilate, distend
3. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
(synonym) dilater
(hypernym) surgical instrument
(derivation) dilate, distend
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Dilator
(n.)
One who, or that which, widens or expands.
One who, or that which, widens or expands.
(n.)
An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
(n.)
A muscle that dilates any part.
A muscle that dilates any part.
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Dilator
A device used to stretch or enlarge an opening. Patients with scarring of the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach (esophagus) can require a dilator procedure in order to open the esophagus for adequate passage of food and fluids.
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