English Explanatory Dictionary

depressor septi nasi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/

Word forms

depressor septi nasi depressor septi

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dēpressor sēptī nāsī (“depressor of the septum of the nose”).

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