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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part;

2. a drug that causes dilation;

3. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ;
[syn: dilator, dilater]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dilator \Di*lat"or\, n. [See Dilate.]
   1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.
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   2. (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part.
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   3. (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral
      dilator.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dilator
    n 1: a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
    2: a drug that causes dilation
    3: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an
       opening or an organ [syn: dilator, dilater]