nasal muscle

n.

A muscle whose transverse part arises from the maxilla on each side and passes across the bridge of the nose, and whose alar part arises from the maxilla and attaches to the ala of the nose, with nerve supply from the facial nerve, and whose action dilates the nostrils.

Words nearby nasal muscle

neural groove, neural network, neural networks, neural plate, neural spine, nasal muscle, neural tube defect, neuralgia, neuralgia facialis vera, neuraminic acid, neuraminidase