Surgical instrument or medical implement used to expand an opening or passage
A 16th-century lithotomy dilator, used to expand the urethra for extraction of urinary stones
Dilator or dilatator is a medical term with a number of uses, including:
A surgical instrument or medical implement used to induce dilation, that is, to expand an opening or passage such as the cervix (see cervical dilator), urethra, esophagus, or vaginal introitus.
A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervical dilation, vasodilation, or pupillary dilation. For example, a bronchodilator.
A muscle which causes dilation of a part, for example, the iris dilator muscle or the dilator naris muscle.
pupillary dilation. For example, a bronchodilator. A muscle which causes dilation of a part, for example, the iris dilator muscle or the dilator naris muscle...
resembling an anal dilator Proctoscope, another medical device inserted anally Vaginal dilator, an equivalent device for dilating the vagina Francisco...
The iris dilator muscle (pupil dilator muscle, pupillary dilator, radial muscle of iris, radiating fibers), is a smooth muscle of the eye, running radially...
Look up dilation, dilatation, dilate, or dilates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Cervical dilation, the widening...
Time dilation is the difference in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, either because of a relative velocity between them (special relativity), or...
Dilatancy may refer to: Dilatancy (granular material): an increase in volume under shear Dilatancy (viscous material): the solidification of viscous fluids...
With solid vaginal dilators, the patient starts with the smallest dilator size, then gradually increasing until the largest dilator size is reached. This...
nerve (VII), which supplies it. The dilator naris muscle is divided into posterior and anterior parts. The dilator naris posterior is placed partly beneath...
iris dilator, composed of radially arranged muscle fibers. The sphincter is controlled by nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system, and the dilator by...
A dilated pore, also known as a dilated pore of Winer, is a cutaneous condition characterized by a solitary, prominent, open comedo on the face or upper...
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition in which the heart becomes enlarged and cannot pump blood effectively. Symptoms vary from none to feeling...
osmotic dilator absorbs fluid and swells to 3-4 times the initial diameter. Most of the increase in size occurs within 6 hours after the dilator are placed...
Esophageal dilation or oesophageal dilatation (British English) is a therapeutic endoscopic procedure that enlarges the lumen of the esophagus. It can...
voluntary control over their iris sphincter muscles and dilator muscles, granting them the ability to dilate and constrict their pupils on command, regardless...
cervix. If osmotic dilators were placed prior to the procedure, these are removed. The cervix may be further dilated with rigid dilator instruments such...
Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening or opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of sections and or layers...
Gravitational time dilation is a form of time dilation, an actual difference of elapsed time between two events, as measured by observers situated at...
Cervical dilation (or cervical dilatation) is the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion,...
skin)*approved by dermatologist* A nasal strip, external nasal dilator strip or nasal dilator strip is a type of adhesive bandage with embedded plastic ribs...
is typically treated with vaginal dilator therapy (VDT), but evidence is lacking for its efficacy. Vaginal dilators are smooth, cylindrical-shaped devices...
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