levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌleɪ.biˌaɪ sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs əˌliˌkwi ˈneɪˌzaɪ/

noun

A muscle of the face that arises from the nasal process of the maxilla, that passes downward and laterally, that divides into a part inserting into the alar cartilage and one inserting into the upper lip and that dilates the nostril and elevates the upper lip.

OriginNew Latin levātor labiī superiōris ālaeque nāsī →
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Meanings

nounlevator labii superioris alaeque nasi (plural levatores labii superioris alarumque nasi)

plural levatores labii superioris alarumque nasi

  1. anatomyA muscle of the face that arises from the nasal process of the maxilla, that passes downward and laterally, that divides into a part inserting into the alar cartilage and one inserting into the upper lip and that dilates the nostril and elevates the upper lip.

Origin

  1. New Latinlevātor labiī superiōris ālaeque nāsī“lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose”
  2. Englishlevator labii superioris alaeque nasi

Borrowed from New Latin levātor labiī superiōris ālaeque nāsī (“lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 提上脣鼻翼肌 /提上唇鼻翼肌
  • 提上脣鼻翼肌 /提上唇鼻翼肌 (tíshàngchúnbíyìjī)muscle
Italian elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso, muscolo elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso
  • elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del nasomuscle
  • muscolo elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del nasomuscle
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