DILATATOR
\da͡ɪlˈate͡ɪtə], \daɪlˈateɪtə], \d_aɪ_l_ˈa_t_eɪ_t_ə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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[Latin] An instrument or appliance for stretching open the walls of an orifice or a canal; as a Uterine d.
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[Latin] A muscle or other structure serving to open an orifice, canal, or cavity. See Muscles, Table of.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.