levator
levator · levatores · levators
One who, or something which, lifts something else, asOne who, or something which, lifts something else, as: Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
UK/lɪˈveɪ.tə/US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ/
Meaning
2 sensesOne who, or something which, lifts something else, as:
(agent)Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
(agent)A surgical instrument (tool) for lifting things, such as bone fragments or tissue flaps.
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin levātor (“one that lifts or raises”). Doublet of lever.Borrowed from New Latin levātor (“one that lifts or raises”). Doublet of lever.
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