Definition of Dilatator

1. n. A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.

Definition of Dilatator

1. Noun. (anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dilatator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dilatator

1. A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator. Origin: NL. Cf. L. Dilatator a propagator. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilatator

dilatable
dilatably
dilatancies
dilatancy
dilatant
dilatants
dilatate
dilatated
dilatates
dilatating
dilatation
dilatation and curettage
dilatational
dilatations
dilatative
dilatator (current term)
dilatators
dilate
dilated
dilated cardiomyopathy
dilated pore
dilatedly
dilater
dilaters
dilates
dilating
dilatino
dilatinos
dilation

Literary usage of Dilatator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"dilatator naris posterior. Compressor narium minor. Depressor alae nasi. ... The dilatator naris posterior is a small muscle which is placed partly beneath ..."

2. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"(Fig. 110, 19.) Synonyma.—The py rami Julis-naai of Bourgelat. The canina» of Man. i dilatator ... dilatator ..."

3. The Dissector, Or, Practical and Surgical Anatomy by Erasmus Wilson (1851)
"Pyramidalis nasi, Compressor nasi, dilatator naris. Relations.—By its upper surface with the integument; by its under surface with the periosteum of the ..."

4. A Manual of Histology by Salomon Stricker (1872)
"There is no doubt that in the Human tube the dilatator ... That a direct transition of the muse, dilatator tub» into the tensor tym- ..."

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