Levator

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Levator \Le*va"tor\ (l[-e]*v[=a]"t[o^]r), n. [NL., fr. L. levare
     to raise. See {Lever}, n.]
     1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the
        lip or the eyelid.
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     2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed
        part of the skull.
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