levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

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Etymology

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

  1. (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

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