depressor septi nasi
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin dēpressor sēptī nāsī (“depressor of the septum of the nose”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/
Noun
depressor septi nasi
- (anatomy) 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.
- Hypernym: depressor
- Coordinate terms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor
Translations
muscle
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References
- “depressor septi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.