dilator

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English

Definitions

noun

Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
Any drug that causes such dilation
An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity

Related words

Synonyms

dilatator dilater hegar pupillo vaso dilatation iris dilator muscle constrictor speculum divulsor laxator compressor tensor inflector extensor invertor bulbil protractor

Associated

naris sphincter ciliary stenosis muscle vaginal vagina iris pupil muscles sympathetic nerves

Rhymes

dilater apply later awhile later buy later by later carlyle later clarify later cry later deny later die later

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