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depressor septi nasi

US/dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/

depressor septi nasi noun: 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.

Noun

depressor septi nasi

  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.

Forms of depressor septi nasi

alternative formdepressor septi

Origin of depressor septi nasi

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

Questions about depressor septi nasi

What does depressor septi nasi mean?
Depressor septi nasi means 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.
What part of speech is depressor septi nasi?
Depressor septi nasi is a noun.
How do you pronounce depressor septi nasi?
Depressor septi nasi is pronounced /dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ ˌsɛpˌtaɪ ˈneɪˌzaɪ/ (US).

Words near depressor septi nasi in the dictionary

  1. depressoids
  2. depressomotor
  3. depressomotors
  4. depressor
  5. depressor septi
  6. depressor septi nasi
  7. depressor supercilii
  8. depressores
  9. depressors
  10. depressos
  11. depressotypic

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