nasalis

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nasalis

/neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/ US
/neɪˈseɪ.lɪs/ US

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

noun nasales

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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noun muscle

中文	鼻肌 bíjī
Italiano	nasale, musculo nasale

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@misc{nasalis_2026,
  title = {nasalis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nasalis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}