Etymograph

English

levator palpebrae superioris

Levator palpebrae superioris comes from New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris ‘lifter of the superior eyelid’.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900levātor palpebrae superiōris‘lifter of the superior eyelid’
  2. Englishtodaylevator palpebrae superioris

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900levātor palpebrae superiōris‘lifter of the superior eyelid’
  2. Englishtodaylevator palpebrae superioris

Every English word from New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris

Today it means

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.

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Etymograph / New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris / levator palpebrae superioris

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