APA Dictionary of Psychology

dilator

Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
  1. a muscle or nerve that causes opening or enlargement of a bodily structure.
  2. an instrument for opening up an orifice or passage in the body.
  3. a drug or other agent that causes dilation or enlargement of an organ or opening. See vasodilator.
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