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platysma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /pləˈtɪz.mə/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”).

Meanings

  1. A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.

Forms

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platysmata Number=Plur lexicographic
platysmas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

platysmal

Synonyms

shaving muscle

Translations (4)

cmn 頸闊肌 /颈阔肌 (muscle) · ru подкожная мышца шеи (muscle) · el πλάτυσμα (muscle) · pl mięsień szeroki szyi (muscle)