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DILATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dilator" is a kind of...):
surgical instrument (a medical instrument used in surgery)
Derivation:
dilate (become wider)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A drug that causes dilation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dilator" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dilator"):
vasodilative; vasodilator (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)
Derivation:
dilate (become wider)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dilator" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Derivation:
dilate (become wider)
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