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Noun
1. bridge of nose
Wikipedia definition
2. Nasalis muscleThe nasalis (compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function is to compress the nasal cartilage. Pronounced ńäśâlīś. It consists of two parts, transverse and alar: The transverse part arises from the maxilla, above and lateral to the incisive fossa; its fibers proceed upward and medially, expanding into a thin aponeurosis which is continuous on the bridge of the nose with that of the muscle of the opposite side, and with the aponeurosis of the Procerus.
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鼻すじ 【はなすじ】

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