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platysma.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pləˈtɪz.mə/
  1. A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.

Where this word comes from

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

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