Etymology

levator palpebrae superioris

Today it means: A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates. Full definition →

New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromlevātor palpebrae superiōris“lifter of the superior eyelid”
  2. English todaylevator palpebrae superioris

Borrowed from New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris (“lifter of the superior eyelid”).

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