Meanings
plural proceri · plural proceruses · alternative procerus nasi
- anatomyA roughly triangular facial muscle that arises from the fascia of the nasal bone and a cartilage in the side of the nose and inserts into the skin between the eyebrows, drawing down the medial part of the eyebrow and the skin of the forehead.
Synonyms: pyramidalis nasi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA roughly triangular facial muscle that arises from the fascia of the nasal bone and a cartilage in the side of the nose and inserts into the skin between the eyebrows, drawing down the medial part of the eyebrow and the skin of the forehead.
Origin
- Latinprōcērus“high, tall, long”
- Englishprocerus
Borrowed from Latin prōcērus (“high, tall, long”), clipping of mūsculus prōcērus (“tall muscle”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 降眉間肌 /降眉间肌
- 降眉間肌 /降眉间肌 (jiàngméijiānjī)muscle
Italian procero, muscolo procero
- proceromuscle
- muscolo proceromuscle
Spanish piramidal de la nariz, músculo piramidal de la nariz
- piramidal de la narizmuscle
- músculo piramidal de la narizmuscle
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