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单词 levator
释义

levator

noun

le·​va·​tor li-ˈvā-tər How to pronounce levator (audio)
plural levatores ˌle-və-ˈtȯr-(ˌ)ēz How to pronounce levator (audio) or levators
: a muscle that serves to raise a body part compare depressor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As might be expected from animals so closely related, all the musculature was exactly alike except for the levator muscle, which none of the wolves had. James Gorman, New York Times, 17 June 2019 But the key finding was that the levator anguli oculi medialis muscle, or LAOM, is nearly absent in wolves. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2019 The dominant muscle action is from the levator labii superioris. Neil Steinberg, CNN, 13 June 2018 The jaw muscles were also significantly enlarged in the cannibals, especially the jaw-closing levator mandibulae, whose bulging appearance reminded me of a kid with six pieces of Dubble Bubble jammed into each cheek. Bill Schutt, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin levare to raise — more at lever

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

levator

noun

le·​va·​tor li-ˈvāt-ər How to pronounce levator (audio)
plural levatores ˌlev-ə-ˈtōr-(ˌ)ēz How to pronounce levator (audio) or levators li-ˈvāt-ərz How to pronounce levator (audio)
: a muscle that serves to raise a body part compare depressor sense a
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