platysma
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-ma, “nominal suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata)
- (anatomy) A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.
- Synonym: shaving muscle
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]muscle
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References
[edit]- “platysma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “platysma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plátusma, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (platúnō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-ma, “nominal suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /plaˈtys.ma/, [pɫ̪äˈt̪ʏs̠mä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plaˈtis.ma/, [pläˈt̪izmä]
Noun
[edit]platysma n (genitive platysmatis); third declension (New Latin)
Inflection
[edit]Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | platysma | platysmata |
genitive | platysmatis | platysmatum |
dative | platysmatī | platysmatibus |
accusative | platysma | platysmata |
ablative | platysmate | platysmatibus |
vocative | platysma | platysmata |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: platysma
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