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levator

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le·va·tor  (l-vtr)
n. pl. lev·a·to·res (lv-tôrz, -tr-)
1. Anatomy A muscle that raises a bodily part.
2. A surgical instrument for lifting the depressed fragments of a fractured skull.
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin levtor, one that raises, from Latin levre, to raise; see lever.]
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Noun1.levator - a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
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Average motor unit action potential (MUAP) frequencies for selected facial muscles of expression (frontalis, orbicularis oculi, levator labii, zygomaticus major, and orbicularis otis) ranged from 6.
Evidence in practice by Fish, Dale R. / Physical Therapy
Jobe first suggested the placement of a gold weight into the upper eyelid to assist closure by counteracting the normal levator muscle retraction.
Paralytic lagophthalmos: gold-weight implantation by Tollefson, Travis T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A very thin muscle in the eyelids closes the lids, while the so-called levator muscle opens them.
Pop-eyes by Bryner, Jeanna / Science World
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