Definition
A muscle, device, or substance that widens or enlarges something; specifically a muscle that opens or widens a body part.
Etymology
From Latin dilatare + -or suffix for an agent. The standard medical term for muscles that cause expansion, as opposed to 'constrictors' that narrow.
Kelly Says
Your pupils use dilator muscles, but they also have opposing constrictor muscles—your eye is literally a tiny battle between two opposing forces, thousands of times a day!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُوسّع
moo-sa'a
BNবাংলা
প্রসারক
pro-saar-ok
CACatalà
dilatador
dee-la-ta-dor
CSČeština
dilatátor
dee-la-ta-tor
DADansk
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
DEDeutsch
Dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
ELΕλληνικά
διαστολή
dee-as-to-lee
ESEspañol
dilatador
dee-la-ta-dor
FAفارسی
گشادکننده
geshad-khoon-e
FISuomi
dilatatori
dee-la-ta-to-ree
FRFrançais
dilatateur
dee-la-ta-tyr
GUGU
વિસ્તારક
vis-taar-ak
HEעברית
מַרְחִיב
mar-chiiv
HIहिन्दी
विस्तारक
vis-taar-ak
HUMagyar
dilatátor
dee-la-ta-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengembang
pen-ge-mbang
ITItaliano
dilatatore
dee-la-ta-tore
MRMR
विस्तारक
vis-taar-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengembang
pen-ge-mbang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြကျပ်
pye-kya-p
NLNederlands
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
NONorsk
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
PAPA
ਵਿਸ्तਾਰਕ
vis-taar-ak
PLPolski
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
PTPortuguês
dilatador
dee-la-ta-dor
RORomână
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
RUРусский
дилататор
dee-la-ta-tor
SVSvenska
dilatator
dee-la-ta-tor
SWKiswahili
mufaraji
moo-fa-ra-jee
TAதமிழ்
விரிவாக்கி
vi-ri-vaa-kki
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తికరణ
vy-aap-thi-ka-ra-na
TLTL
papalawak
pa-pa-la-wak
TRTürkçe
dilatatör
dee-la-ta-tor
UKУкраїнська
дилататор
dee-la-ta-tor
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị giãn nở
zhay-bee-djaan-no