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erector

[ih-rek-ter]

e·rec·tor

[ih-rek-ter]
noun
1.
Also, e·rect·er. a person or thing that erects.
2.
Anatomy. a muscle that erects the body or one of its parts.

Origin:
1530–40; erect + -or2
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Erector is always a great word to know.
So is knee. Does it mean:
the movable organ in the floor of the mouth functioning in eating, tasting, and in speaking
the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella
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erector or erecter (ɪˈrɛktə)
 
n
1.  anatomy any muscle that raises a part or makes it erect
2.  a person or thing that erects
 
erecter or erecter
 
n

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erector e·rec·tor (ĭ-rěk'tər)
n.
A muscle that makes a body part erect. Also called arrector.

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