nasalis

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Pronunciation

/neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/

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/neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/ · /neɪˈseɪ.lɪs/

Definition of nasalis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.

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Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal.

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