noun
- muscles that raise or lift a part of the body
Usage: anatomy; medical
Examples
- The levators of the eyelid help keep the eyes open.
- Damage to the levators can cause drooping of the upper lip.
- The surgeon carefully repaired the levators during the procedure.
- Physical therapy focused on strengthening the levators in her shoulder.
- The levators work in opposition to the depressor muscles.
- Anatomists study how levators function in facial expressions.