DILATATOR
\da͡ɪlˈate͡ɪtə], \daɪlˈateɪtə], \d_aɪ_l_ˈa_t_eɪ_t_ə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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[Latin] An instrument or appliance for stretching open the walls of an orifice or a canal; as a Uterine d.
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[Latin] A muscle or other structure serving to open an orifice, canal, or cavity. See Muscles, Table of.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].