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medical device

dilator

also: dilators

1. an instrument that is employed to increase the opening of an orifice. 2. a MUSCLE that increases the diameter of a vessel or organ. 3. a drug that is used to achieve a similar effect.

Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug dilator