An instrument used to widen the entrance to a cavity.
A drug used to make part of the body expand.
An instrument used to enlarge an opening. A doctor may use a dilator to open the esophagus for people whose esophagus has been scarred so that food and fluids can pass through to the stomach.
An instrument used to enlarge a body opening or cavity. For example, the male urethra may become narrowed by disease and it can sometimes be restored to its original size by inserting a dilator. Dilators are also used to enlarge the canal in the neck of the womb in the procedure of ‘dilatation and curettage.
An instrument for dilating muscles or for stretching cavities or openings.
An instrument employed to expand and widen a constricted body cavity, passage, or opening is referred to as a dilator. Such instruments are often used to facilitate investigative procedures or surgical interventions.
A device employed to widen or enlarge an organ.