levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin levātor labiī superiōris ālaeque nāsī (“lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌleɪ.biˌaɪ sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs əˌliˌkwi ˈneɪˌzaɪ/
Noun
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi (plural levatores labii superioris alarumque nasi)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Hypernym: levator
- Coordinate terms: levator anguli oris, levator ani, levator costae, levator labii superioris, levator palpebrae superioris, levator prostatae, levator scapulae, levator veli palatini
Translations
muscle
References
- “levator labii superioris alaeque nasi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.