laxator

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noun

A muscle whose contraction loosens some part. Modern anatomy general defines this as a group of tendons.

OriginLatin laxare →
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Meanings

nounlaxator (plural laxators)

plural laxators

  1. datedproscribedanatomyA muscle whose contraction loosens some part. Modern anatomy general defines this as a group of tendons.

Origin

  1. Latinlaxare
  2. Englishlaxator

From Latin laxare, laxatum (“to loosen”).

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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