procerus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 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.

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˈsɛə.ɹəs/ /pɹoʊˈsɪɹ.əs/

Word forms

procerus proceri proceruses procerus nasi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōcērus (“high, tall, long”), clipping of mūsculus prōcērus (“tall muscle”).

Synonyms

pyramidalis nasi
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