dilator

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, widens or expands.

A muscle that dilates any part.

An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dilater boomer reamer developer idler speculum amplifier expander retractor balloonist bloater endoscope heaver enlarger stretcher
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Antonyms

reducer condenser abridger constrictor lessener

Hypernyms

drug body part

Hyponyms

vasodilator vasodilative

Phrases with the word

pupillary dilator broncho-dilator pupil dilator muscle

Anagrams

Larotid Altidor ortalid

Close letter words and terms

dilatometry dilaton dilatonic dilatorily dilatoriness dilatory