dilator

English

Etymology

From dilate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

dilator (plural dilators)

1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation.
3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.

Synonyms

• (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater

Derived terms

• bronchodilator
• cardiodilator
• iris dilator muscle
• vasodilator
• venodilator

Anagrams

• Altidor, ortalid

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈlaː.tor/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪äːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈla.tor/, [d̪iˈläːt̪or]

Etymology 1

dīlātus, perfect passive participle of differō (“to carry apart; to defer, delay”) +‎ -tor

Noun

dīlātor m (genitive dīlātōris); third declension

1. one who delays, a dilatory person

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dīlātor	dīlātōrēs
genitive	dīlātōris	dīlātōrum
dative	dīlātōrī	dīlātōribus
accusative	dīlātōrem	dīlātōrēs
ablative	dīlātōre	dīlātōribus
vocative	dīlātor	dīlātōrēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dīlātor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dīlātō

References

• “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.