levator
[li-vey-ter, -tawr]
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noun, plural lev·a·to·res [lev-uh-tawr-eez, -tohr-] /ˌlɛv əˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.
Surgery. an instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
Origin of levator
1605–15; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin levātor one who raises (levies) recruits or taxes (Latin: mitigator), equivalent to Latin levā(re) to raise + -tor -tor
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Levator muscles that raise an organ, and Depressors that depress it.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)William Kirby
The right eye was partially closed, but could be opened by the levator palpebræ superioris.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
The levator palpebræ superioris acted very slightly; the right, however, better than the left.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
The levator palpebræ was normal, but spasm of the orbicularis held the eye firmly closed.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
The levator coccygis, together with the two muscles mentioned above, is responsible for elevation of the tail.
Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied BirdsM. Dale Arvey
levator
noun
Word Origin for levator
C17: New Latin, from Latin levāre to raise
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levator
[lə-vā′tər]
n. pl. lev•a•to•res (lĕv′ə-tôr′ēz)
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