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levator

/lɪˈveɪ.tər/

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noun

/lɪˈveɪ.tər/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее мышцу, которая поднимает или приподнимает часть тела, например, веко или губу.

A noun referring to a muscle that lifts or raises a part of the body, such as the eyelid or lip.

  1. Anatomical muscleC1formalmedical

    A muscle responsible for raising or lifting a structure of the body, such as the eyelid or upper lip.

    ruМышца-подниматель (леватор)

    • The levator palpebrae superioris lifts the upper eyelid.
    • Damage to the levator anguli oris can affect smiling.
    • The levator scapulae raises the shoulder blade.
    • Surgeons carefully repair the levator muscle during ptosis correction.
Forms
  • levatores plural form
  • levators plural form
  • levatores' possessive plural form
  • levators' possessive plural form
  • levator's possessive singular form