levator

Pronunciation: /lɪˈveɪ.tə/

The English word “levator” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
A surgical instrument (tool) for lifting things, such as bone fragments or tissue flaps.

Borrowed from New Latin levātor (“one that lifts or raises”). Doublet of lever.

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