English Dictionary

levator palpebrae superioris

IPA（発音記号）

/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ pælˌpiˌbɹi sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs/

名詞

(anatomy) A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

日本語の意味

上眼瞼挙筋：眼の上まぶた（上眼瞼）を持ち上げる薄く平らな外眼筋。蝶形骨の小翼から起始し、上直筋の上を前方・下方へ走行し、上眼瞼の皮膚にあるタルサ板に付着する。

The ophthalmologist carefully examined the levator palpebrae superioris to determine the cause of the patient's drooping eyelid.

眼科医は、患者の眼瞼下垂の原因を特定するために、上眼瞼挙筋を注意深く調べた。

意味（1）

(anatomy) A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

levatores palpebrarum superiorum （ plural ）