LEVATOR ANGULI ORIS
\lɛvˈe͡ɪtəɹ ˈanɡjʊlˌa͡ɪ ˈɒɹɪs], \lɛvˈeɪtəɹ ˈanɡjʊlˌaɪ ˈɒɹɪs], \l_ɛ_v_ˈeɪ_t_ə_ɹ ˈa_n_ɡ_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_s]\
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Muscle can in. A small, flat, long, quadrilateral muscle, which arises from the fossa canina, and is inserted at the commissure of the lips, where it is confounded with the triangularis. It raises the corner of the mouth, and draws it towards the ear.
By Robley Dunglison
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