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  1. Levator
    Le·va'tor (le*vā'tŏr) noun [ New Latin , from Latin levare to raise. See Lever , noun ] 1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid. 2. (Sur...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/34

  2. levator
    1. <anatomy> A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid. ... 2. <surgery> A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Levare to raise. See Lever. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?levator

  3. levator
    noun a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=levator

  4. levator
    (lә-va´tor) a muscle that elevates an organ or structure. an instrument for raising depressed osseous fragments in fractures.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  5. Levator
    • (n.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid. • (n.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/levator/

  6. levator
    Type: Term Pronunciation: le-vā′tŏr, tōr Definitions: 1. A surgical instrument for prying up the depressed part in a fracture of the skull. 2. One of several muscles with an action to raise the part to which it inserts.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=49195

  7. levator
    (muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a fasciculus occasionally passing from the thyrohyoid muscle to the isthmus of the thyroid gland. Synonyms: musculus levator glandulae thyroideae, elevator (muscle) of thyroid gland, Soemmerring muscle
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=56874

  8. levator
    Latin = elevator.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

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