levator
/lɪˈveɪtər/
noun
- A muscle that raises a part of the body.
- The levator scapulae muscle helps lift the shoulder blade.
- During physical therapy, she learned exercises to strengthen her levator muscles.
- The levator palpebrae superioris opens the eyelid.
- A surgical instrument used to lift or elevate a bone or tissue.
- The dental levator is designed to loosen teeth before extraction.
- The surgeon used a levator to gently lift the depressed skull fragment.
- In the procedure, a small levator helped raise the periosteum from the bone.