PLATYSMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("platysma" is a kind of...):

facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)

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