PYRAMIDALIS NASI
\pˌɪɹɐmɪdˈɑːliz nˈasi], \pˌɪɹɐmɪdˈɑːliz nˈasi], \p_ˌɪ_ɹ_ɐ_m_ɪ_d_ˈɑː_l_i_z n_ˈa_s_i]\
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A thin, triangular muscle, which has its summit upwards. Above, it is continuous with the occipito-frontalis. It descends vertically before the root of the nose, on which it terminates, becoming confounded with the transversalis. This muscle wrinkles the skin of the root of the nose transversely, and stretches that which covers the tip.
By Robley Dunglison
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