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- New Latin · borrowed fromlevātor angulī ōris“lifter of the angle of the mouth”
- English todaylevator anguli oris
Borrowed from New Latin levātor angulī ōris (“lifter of the angle of the mouth”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
levator anguli oris
Today it means: A facial muscle that arises from the maxilla, inclines downward to be inserted into the corner of the mouth, and draws the lips up and back. Full definition →
New Latin levātor angulī ōris