platysma

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Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, flat object), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, widen) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix).

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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.

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, flat object), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, widen) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix).

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platysma n (genitive platysmatis); third declension (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) platysma muscle

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative platysma platysmata
Genitive platysmatis platysmatum
Dative platysmatī platysmatibus
Accusative platysma platysmata
Ablative platysmate platysmatibus
Vocative platysma platysmata

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  • English: platysma