Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A muscle that dilates a body part, such as a blood vessel or the pupil of the eye.
- noun An instrument that dilates a body part, such as a cavity, canal, or orifice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which widens or expands; specifically, a muscle that dilates; a dilatator.
- noun A surgical instrument, of various forms, used for dilating a wound, a canal, or an external opening of the body.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, widens or expands.
- noun (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part.
- noun (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any
nerve ormuscle that causes part of the body todilate - noun medicine Any
drug that causes suchdilation - noun medicine An
instrument used to dilate anorifice orcavity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
- noun a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
- noun a drug that causes dilation
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Examples
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On the first day, doctors insert a dilator, often bundles of dried seaweed called laminaria, to soften a woman's cervix.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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If a woman changes her mind after the dilator has been inserted and seeks to reverse the process, doctors can remove the laminaria.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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The woman returns a second day so doctors either can insert more laminaria or another dilator, or remove the fetus and complete the abortion.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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He discussed how the dilator set five pieces which are graduated in size can "gently stretch out the vaginal canal" which has lost its elasticity.
Marcia G. Yerman: A New Look At The Older Vagina Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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If a woman changes her mind after the dilator has been inserted and seeks to reverse the process, doctors can remove the laminaria.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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If a woman changes her mind after the dilator has been inserted and seeks to reverse the process, doctors can remove the laminaria.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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The woman returns a second day so doctors either can insert more laminaria or another dilator, or remove the fetus and complete the abortion.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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On the first day, doctors insert a dilator, often bundles of dried seaweed called laminaria, to soften a woman's cervix.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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On the first day, doctors insert a dilator, often bundles of dried seaweed called laminaria, to soften a woman's cervix.
Catholic Hospital Helping Women Stop Abortions-In-Progress, Some Say Danger Looms Jen Sabella 2011
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He discussed how the dilator set five pieces which are graduated in size can "gently stretch out the vaginal canal" which has lost its elasticity.
Marcia G. Yerman: A New Look At The Older Vagina Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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