levator

A noun referring to a muscle that lifts or raises a part of the body, such as the eyelid or lip.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un muscle qui élève ou soulève une partie du corps, comme la paupière ou la lèvre.

1. Anatomical muscle C1 formal medical

   A muscle responsible for raising or lifting a structure of the body, such as the eyelid or upper lip.

   • The levator palpebrae superioris lifts the upper eyelid.
   • Damage to the levator anguli oris can affect smiling.
   • The levator scapulae raises the shoulder blade.
   • Surgeons carefully repair the levator muscle during ptosis correction.

   🇫🇷muscle élévateur

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