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levator

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levator [lə′vād·ər]
(medicine)
An instrument used for raising a depressed portion of the skull.
(physiology)
Any muscle that raises or elevates a part.


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Average motor unit action potential (MUAP) frequencies for selected facial muscles of expression (frontalis, orbicularis oculi, levator labii, zygomaticus major, and orbicularis otis) ranged from 6.
Jobe first suggested the placement of a gold weight into the upper eyelid to assist closure by counteracting the normal levator muscle retraction.
A very thin muscle in the eyelids closes the lids, while the so-called levator muscle opens them.
 
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