dilator
English
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
- (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
- (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
Etymology
Suffix from English dilate.
Origin
English
dilate
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bronchodilate English
- bronchodilator English
- carvedilol English
- dilatability English
- dilatable English
- dilatancy English
- dilatative English
- dilate English
- dilater English
- dilatest English
- dilateth English
- dilative English
- dilatometer English
- dilatometry English
- dilaton English
- monobronchodilator English
- nitrovasodilator English
- postbronchodilator English
- postdilate English
- prebronchodilator English
- predilate English
- redilate English
- vasodilate English
- vasodilator English
- venodilator English
- dilater Middle French