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noun
A facial muscle arising from the lower margin of the orbit and inserting into the muscular substance of the upper lip which it elevates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: quadratus labii superior
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: levator
History
Borrowed from New Latin levātor labiī superiōris (“lifter of the superior lip”).
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
