Attollent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈtɒlənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Attollent is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Lifting up, raising (said of muscles, especially the levator palpebrae superioris ).
Meaning
(obsolete) Lifting up, raising (said of muscles, especially the levator palpebrae superioris ).
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A raising or lifting muscle.
Example Sentences
And here I might instance the peculiar and artificial structure of the trochlearis, and the augmentation of its power by the trochlea; the magnitude and strength of the attollent muscle, somewhat exceeding that of its antagonist
Word Forms
- attollents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erect, mountant, attaint, ovant, assentatory, aidant.
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