dilator
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
dilator (plural dilators)
- (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
- (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation.
- (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈlaː.tor/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪äːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈla.tor/, [d̪iˈläːt̪or]
Etymology 1[edit]
dīlātus, perfect passive participle of differō (“to carry apart; to defer, delay”) + -tor
Noun[edit]
dīlātor m (genitive dīlātōris); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dīlātor | dīlātōrēs |
Genitive | dīlātōris | dīlātōrum |
Dative | dīlātōrī | dīlātōribus |
Accusative | dīlātōrem | dīlātōrēs |
Ablative | dīlātōre | dīlātōribus |
Vocative | dīlātor | dīlātōrēs |
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
dīlātor
References[edit]
- “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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