noun, plural lev·a·to·res [lev-uh–tawr-eez, –tohr-] /ˌlɛv əˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.
- Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.Compare depressor.
- Surgery. an instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
noun
- anatomy any of various muscles that raise a part of the body
- 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)
- A surgical instrument for lifting the depressed fragments of a fractured skull.
- A muscle that raises a body part.