levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

Borrowed from New Latin levātor labiī superiōris ālaeque nāsī (“lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌleɪ.biˌaɪ sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs əˌliˌkwi ˈneɪˌzaɪ/

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

• “levator labii superioris alaeque nasi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.