dilator

English

Etymology

dilate +‎ -or

Noun

dilator (plural dilators)

1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity

Synonyms

• (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater

Anagrams

• Altidor

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dīlātor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dīlātō

References

• “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.