dilator
English Thesaurus
1. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | surgical instrument, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument used in surgery (noun.artifact) |
2. a drug that causes dilation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | drug, |
| definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vasodilative, vasodilator, |
| definition | : | a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels (noun.artifact) |
3. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
4. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ (noun.artifact)
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