Levator Definition
lə-vātər
levatores, levators
noun
A muscle that raises a limb or other part of the body.
Webster's New World
A surgical instrument for lifting depressed fragments of bone in a skull fracture.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Levator
Noun
Singular:
levator
Plural:
levatorsOrigin of Levator
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New Latin from Medieval Latin levātor one that raises from Latin levāre to raise lever
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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