English Explanatory Dictionary

divaricator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.
A surgical device for spreading the surroundings and holding open the area in which one is operating.

Word forms

divaricator divaricators

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