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dilatator(dictionary)
musculus dilatator(medicine)

kingfish (iou) and dilatator (medicine)


kingfish (iou)



kingfish noun. , (usu.) same. M18.
[from KING noun + FISH noun1.]
Any of various fishes notable for their size, appearance, or value as Food; esp. (a) the opah, Lampris guttatus; (b) = YELLOWTAIL kingfish; (c) = king mackerel s.v. KING noun; (d) a barb (Menticirrhus); (e) the barracouta, Thyrsites atun; (f) a trevally of the genus Caranx. M18.
A leader, a boss. Freq. as a nickname. US slang. M20.

dilatator (medicine)


dilatator
<anatomy> A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.

Origin: NL. Cf. L. Dilatator a propagator.

Source: Websters Dictionary