nasalis

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/, /neɪˈseɪ.lɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪlɪs === Noun === nasalis (plural nasales) (anatomy) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward. ==== Translations ==== === References === “nasalis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Salians, Salinas, salinas == Latin == === Etymology === From nāsus (“nose”) + -ālis (“of or pertaining to”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [naːˈsaː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [naˈs̬aː.lis] === Adjective === nāsālis (neuter nāsāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) (anatomy) nasal ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== nāsāle vōmeronāsālis ==== Descendants ==== → English: nasalis