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One who, or that which, widens or expands.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, widens or expands.
  2. n. A muscle that dilates any part.
  3. n. An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
  4. n. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
  5. n. a drug that causes dilation
  6. n. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
  7. 1. One who, or that which, widens or expands. 2. (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part. 3. (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
  8. n:100 n. a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part n. a drug that causes dilation n. a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ