expander

noun

ex·pand·er | \ ik-ˈspan-dər

Definition of expander

: one that expands specifically : any of several colloidal substances (such as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume

Examples of expander in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This four-way shoe widener and expander is shaped specifically for wide feet, allowing those with EE size feet to properly fit into a pair of shoes. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 21 May 2021 As mentioned above, gaming peripheral software works great as a replacement for a text expander. — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020 Used as its maker intends, as a very quick expander, this is a fine tool for deer hunters—very accurate, loaded right up to snuff, and devastating on impact. — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 18 Nov. 2019 Stolen were a battery kit, electric saw, right angle drill and power expander. — cleveland, 26 Mar. 2020 In that case, surgeons my place temporary expanders in the chest to hold the breast skin in place until the patient is ready. — Adele Jackson-gibson, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019 There are no reports of deaths associated with tissue expanders. — Rachel Lubitz, refinery29.com, 25 July 2019 This recall applies to BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders (devices used to stretch a person’s skin before breast augmentation or reconstruction after a mastectomy) from Allergan. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 13 Aug. 2019 After a nipple-sparing prophylactic mastectomy and six months of expanders, a pair of silicone implants had been placed in my chest. — Lambeth Hochwald, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2018

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