dilator

Other forms: dilators

Definitions of dilator

1. noun

   a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
   type of:

   body part

   any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
2. noun

   a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
   synonyms: dilater

   type of:

   surgical instrument

   a medical instrument used in surgery
3. noun

   a drug that causes dilation
   types:

   vasodilative, vasodilator

   a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

   Norvasc, amlodipine besylate

   a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris

   amyl nitrate

   a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

   butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite

   a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers

   Hyperstat, diazoxide

   vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension

   Apresoline, hydralazine

   an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure

   Loniten, Rogaine, minoxidil

   a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness

   Nitrospan, Nitrostat

   trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris

   Peritrate, pentaerythritol

   a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris

   tolazoline

   vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)

   Nitrospan, Nitrostat, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin

   a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)

   type of:

   drug

   a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic