"procerus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈsɛə.ɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊˈsɪɹ.əs/ [General-American] Forms: proceri [plural], proceruses [plural], procerus nasi [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōcērus (“high, tall, long”), clipping of mūsculus prōcērus (“tall muscle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|prōcērus||high, tall, long}} Latin prōcērus (“high, tall, long”), {{clipping|la|mūsculus prōcērus||tall muscle|nocap=1|nocat=1}} clipping of mūsculus prōcērus (“tall muscle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|proceri|+}} procerus (plural proceri or proceruses)
  1. (anatomy) A roughly triangular facial muscle that arises from the fascia of the nasal bone and a cartilage in the side of the nose and inserts into the skin between the eyebrows, drawing down the medial part of the eyebrow and the skin of the forehead. Wikipedia link: procerus muscle Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: pyramidalis nasi [obsolete] Translations (muscle): 降眉間肌 /降眉间肌 (jiàngméijiānjī) (Chinese Mandarin), procero [masculine] (Italian), muscolo procero [masculine] (Italian), piramidal de la nariz [masculine] (Spanish), músculo piramidal de la nariz [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-procerus-en-noun-Jt5q1lnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 4 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 4 21 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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