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Definition of: dilator
(dī·lā′tər, di-) noun
1. One who or that which dilates.
2. Med. An instrument for opening or expanding a wound, aperture, or cavity. Also di·la·ta·tor (dī′lə·tā′tər, dil′ə-), di·lat′er.
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