dilator

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noun

Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.

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dilatatordilater
OriginEnglish dilate ← Middle English dilaten ← Old French dilater →
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Meanings

noundilator (plural dilators)

plural dilators

  1. anatomyAny nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
  2. medicineAny drug that causes such dilation.

    Synonyms: dilatator, dilater

  3. medicineAn instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny drug that causes such dilation.

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dilatatordilater

More synonyms by meaning

nouna surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ

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dilater
Broader
surgical instrument
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dilater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindīlātō
  2. Old Frenchdilater
  3. Middle Englishdilaten
  4. Englishdilate
  5. Englishdilator

From dilate + -or.

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Translations

Greek διαστολέας
  • διαστολέας (diastoléas)Translations
Polish rozszerzacz
  • rozszerzaczTranslations
Spanish dilatador
  • dilatadorTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dilator

latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatorequatortraitorupdaterrotator
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Anagrams

ortalidAltidor
Cite this entry
APA

dilator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilator

MLA

“dilator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilator.

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