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levator

/li-vey-ter, -tawr/US // lɪˈveɪ tər, -tɔr //UK // (lɪˈveɪtə, -tɔː) //

杠杆,跃进器,杠杆作用,杠杆率

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Examples

  • In sewing up, it is important to reunite the cut edges of the levator ani, or pelvic weakness will result.

  • Grafting of part of the superior rectus muscle into the lid to take the place of the levator palpebr superioris.

  • The needle is then again carried through the levator palpebr, palpebral ligament, and orbicularis in the upper part of the wound.

  • In the upper lid care should be taken not to divide the levator palpebr muscle; the incision should be placed well to one side.

  • The levator palpebrae superioris is the highest, and passes forward to the superior tarsal plate and fornix of the conjunctiva.