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Dilator   Listen
noun
Dilator  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, widens or expands.
2.
(Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part.
3.
(Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.





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"Dilator" Quotes from Famous Books



... bronchial dilator. The extent of expansion can be limited by the sense of touch or by an adjustable checking mechanism on the handle. The author frequently used smooth forceps for this purpose, and found them so efficient that this dilator was devised. The edges of forceps jaws are likely ...
— Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy - A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery • Chevalier Jackson


Words linked to "Dilator" :   drug, surgical instrument, vasodilator, vasodilative, dilate


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