attollent

attollent: attollent /ə-tolˈənt/

adjective

1. Lifting up, raising

2. (usu attollˈens; of a muscle) involved in raising or lifting up (medicine, anatomy)

noun

(usu attollˈens) a muscle that raises

ORIGIN: L attollēns, -entis, prp of attollere to lift up, from ad to, and tollere to lift

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Attollent — At*tol lent, a. [L. attollens, p. pr. of attollere; ad + tollere to lift.] Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. Derham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Attollent — Attollent, hebend; attolliren, heben … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Elevation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Elevation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 elevation elevation Sgm: N 1 raising raising &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 erection erection lift Sgm: N 1 sublevation sublevation upheaval Sgm: N 1 sublimation … English dictionary for students

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