"platysma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pləˈtɪz.mə/ Forms: platysmas [plural], platysmata [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-ma, “nominal suffix”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|platysma}} New Latin platysma, {{bor|en|grc|πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ||flat object}} Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, “flat object”), {{af|grc|πλᾰτῠ́νω|-μᾰ|nocat=1|t1=widen|t2=nominal suffix}} πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-ma, “nominal suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|platysmata}} platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata)
  1. (anatomy) A broad sheet of muscle that is situated on each side of the neck immediately under the superficial fascia belonging to the group of facial muscles, extends from the collar bone to the angle of the jaw and overlaps the sternocleidomastoid; it is innervated by the facial nerve, draws the lower lip and the corner of the mouth to the side and down, and when moved forcefully expands the neck and draws its skin upward. Wikipedia link: platysma muscle Categories (topical): Muscles Derived forms: platysmal Translations (muscle): 頸闊肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 颈阔肌 (jǐngkuòjī) (Chinese Mandarin), πλάτυσμα (plátysma) [neuter] (Greek)

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