depressor septi nasi

US/dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/

noun

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.

OriginNew Latin dēpressor sēptī nāsī →
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Meanings

noun

alternative depressor septi

  1. anatomyA 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.

Origin

  1. New Latindēpressor sēptī nāsī“depressor of the septum of the nose”
  2. Englishdepressor septi nasi

Borrowed from New Latin dēpressor sēptī nāsī (“depressor of the septum of the nose”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 降鼻中隔肌
  • 降鼻中隔肌 (jiàngbízhōnggéjī)muscle
Italian depressore del setto, depressore del setto nasale
  • depressore del settomuscle
  • depressore del setto nasalemuscle
  • muscolo depressore del settomuscle
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