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levator palpebrae superioris

US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ pælˌpiˌbɹi sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs/

levator palpebrae superioris noun: a thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

Noun

levator palpebrae superioris (plural levatores palpebrarum superiorum)

  1. A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

levator palpebrae superioris meaning in Tamil

levator palpebrae superioris in Tamil

மேலிமை உயர்த்தி

Forms of levator palpebrae superioris

plurallevatores palpebrarum superiorum

Origin of levator palpebrae superioris

Borrowed from New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris (“lifter of the superior eyelid”).

Questions about levator palpebrae superioris

What does levator palpebrae superioris mean?
Levator palpebrae superioris means a thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.
What is levator palpebrae superioris in Tamil?
Levator palpebrae superioris in Tamil is மேலிமை உயர்த்தி. See Levator palpebrae superioris meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is levator palpebrae superioris?
Levator palpebrae superioris is a noun.
How do you pronounce levator palpebrae superioris?
Levator palpebrae superioris is pronounced /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ pælˌpiˌbɹi sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of levator palpebrae superioris?
The plural of levator palpebrae superioris is levatores palpebrarum superiorum.

Words near levator palpebrae superioris in the dictionary

  1. levator ani syndrome
  2. levator costae
  3. levator labii superioris
  4. levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
  5. levator labiorum
  6. levator palpebrae superioris
  7. levator prostatae
  8. levator scapulae
  9. levator veli palatini
  10. levatores
  11. levatores angulorum oris

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