Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
levator pal·pe·brae su·pe·ri·or·is Pronunciation:
-"pal-'pE-"brE-su-"pir-E-'or-&s Function:
noun : 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 theupper eyelid which it raises
