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dilator
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dilator /di·la·tor/ (di-lat´er)
1. a structure that dilates, or an instrument used to dilate.
2. dilator muscle.
di·la·tor (d-ltr, dl-, d-l-)
n.
1. An instrument or a substance for enlarging a cavity, canal, blood vessel, or opening.
2. A muscle that dilates an orifice or a body part, such as a blood vessel or the pupil of the eye. Also called dilatator.
dilator
a structure (muscle) that dilates, or an instrument used to dilate.
dilator pupillae muscle
dilator muscle of the pupil.
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Their larynx has a rigid fibrous structure and a dilator muscle in addition to a constrictor muscle.
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OSA represents the most extreme degree of lack of compensation for increased upper airway resistance, and it is characterized by upper airway collapse uncompensated by dilator muscle action.
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