depressor septi nasi

noun
/dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/US

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. A small muscle of each side of the upper lip that is inserted into the nasal septum and…

    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.

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