levator: Meaning and Definition of

le•va•tor

Pronunciation: (li-vā'tur, -tôr), [key]
— pl. lev•a•to•res
  1. a muscle that raises a part of the body. Cf. depressor.
  2. an instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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