levator

noun, plural lev·a·to·res [lev-uh–tawr-eez, –tohr-] /ˌlɛv əˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.

1. Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.Compare depressor.
2. Surgery. an instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.

noun

1. anatomy any of various muscles that raise a part of the body
2. surgery an instrument for elevating a part or structure

n.from medical Latin levator “a lifter,” from Latin levatus, past participle of levare “to raise” (see lever). n. pl. lev•a•to•res (lĕv′ə-tôr′ēz)

1. A surgical instrument for lifting the depressed fragments of a fractured skull.
2. A muscle that raises a body part.