platysma

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pləˈtɪz.mə/

Noun

platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata)

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

   Synonym: shaving muscle

Derived terms

• platysmal

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸闊肌／颈阔肌 (jǐngkuòjī)

• Greek: πλάτυσμα (el) n (plátysma)
• Russian: подкожная мышца шеи f (podkožnaja myšca šei)

References

• “platysma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “platysma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• playmats

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /plaˈtys.ma/, [pɫ̪äˈt̪ʏs̠mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /plaˈtis.ma/, [pläˈt̪izmä]

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) platysma muscle

Inflection

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

	singular	plural
nominative	platysma	platysmata
genitive	platysmatis	platysmatum
dative	platysmatī	platysmatibus
accusative	platysma	platysmata
ablative	platysmate	platysmatibus
vocative	platysma	platysmata

Descendants

• → English: platysma