'Levator' definitions:
Definition of 'levator'
(from WordNet)
noun
A muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
Definition of 'Levator'
From: GCIDE
- Levator \Le*va"tor\ (l[-e]*v[=a]"t[o^]r), n. [NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]
- 1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull. [1913 Webster]