LEVATORES

Noun

levatores

plural of levator

Anagrams

• elevators, resolvate

Source: Wiktionary


LEVATOR

Le*va"tor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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