dilator – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dilator
n.
someone or something that dilates; muscle which dilates a body cavity; surgical instrument for dilating body orifices
Dilator
Dilator or
dilatator is a medical term with a number of uses, including:
- A surgical instrument or medical implement used to induce , that is, to expand an opening or passage such as the cervix (see cervical dilator), urethra, esophagus, or vaginal introitus.
- A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervical dilation, vasodilation, or pupillary dilation.
- A muscle which causes dilation of a part, for example, the iris dilator muscle or the dilator naris muscle.
dilator
Noun
1. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
(hypernym) body part
(derivation) dilate, distend
2. a drug that causes dilation
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) vasodilator, vasodilative
(derivation) dilate, distend
3. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
(synonym) dilater
(hypernym) surgical instrument
(derivation) dilate, distend
Dilator
(n.)
One who, or that which, widens or expands.
(n.)
An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
(n.)
A muscle that dilates any part.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Dilator
A device used to stretch or enlarge an opening. Patients with scarring of the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach (esophagus) can require a dilator procedure in order to open the esophagus for adequate passage of food and fluids.
