{"id":87087,"date":"2021-03-02T07:44:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T07:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=87087"},"modified":"2023-09-17T05:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T05:44:38","slug":"dilator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/dilator\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An instrument used to widen the entrance to a cavity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A drug used to make part of the body expand.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An instrument used to enlarge an opening. A doctor may use a dilator to open the esophagus for people whose esophagus has been scarred so that food and fluids can pass through to the stomach.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An instrument used to enlarge a body opening or cavity. For example, the male urethra may become narrowed by disease and it can sometimes be restored to its original size by inserting a dilator. Dilators are also used to enlarge the canal in the neck of the womb in the procedure of &#8216;dilatation and curettage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An instrument for dilating muscles or for stretching cavities or openings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An instrument employed to expand and widen a constricted body cavity, passage, or opening is referred to as a dilator. 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