English Explanatory Dictionary

attollent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lifting up, raising (said of muscles, especially the levator palpebrae superioris ).
noun
  1. A raising or lifting muscle.

Pronunciation

/əˈtɒlənt/

Word forms

attollent attollents

Etymology

From Latin attollens, present participle of attollo; ad + tollo (“to lift”).

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