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PLATYSMA
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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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Hypernyms ("platysma" is a kind of...):
facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)