depressor septi

A form of depressor septi nasi — A small muscle of each side of the upper lip that is inserted into the nasal septum and wing of the nose on each side and constricts the nasal opening by drawing the wing downward.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundepressor septi (plural depressores septi)

plural depressores septi

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of depressor septi nasi.
Cite this entry
APA

depressor septi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressor%20septi

MLA

“depressor septi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressor%20septi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depressor septi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressor%20septi.

Source: depressor septi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.