levator
[ li-vey-ter, -tawr ]
/ lɪˈveɪ tər, -tɔr /
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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.
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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
Words nearby levator
levanter, Levantine, Levant storax, Levaquin, levarterenol, levator, Le Vau, levee, level, level best, level compensator
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British Dictionary definitions for levator
levator
/ (lɪˈveɪtə, -tɔː) /
noun
anatomy any of various muscles that raise a part of the body
surgery an instrument for elevating a part or structure
Word Origin for levator
C17: New Latin, from Latin levāre to raise
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Medical definitions for levator
levator
[ lə-vā′tər ]
n. pl. lev•a•to•res (lĕv′ə-tôr′ēz)
A surgical instrument for lifting the depressed fragments of a fractured skull.
A muscle that raises a body part.
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