levator Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)

WordNet

Le*va"tor noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.
  2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.

Webster 1913