platysma

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pləˈtɪz.mə/ === Noun === platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata) (anatomy) A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid. Synonym: shaving muscle ==== Derived terms ==== platysmal ==== Translations ==== === References === “platysma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “platysma”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === playmats == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɫaˈtys.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [plaˈtiz.ma] === Noun === platysma n (genitive platysmatis); third declension (New Latin) (anatomy) platysma muscle ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== → English: platysma