Look up: levator

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...
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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) ...
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3. levator
   noun a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
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4. levator
   (lә-va´tor) a muscle that elevates an organ or structure. an instrument for raising depressed osseous fragments in fractures.
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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.
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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.
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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
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8. levator
   Latin = elevator.
   Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/