platysma

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Etymology

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

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platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata)

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

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Latin

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) platysma muscle

Inflection

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative platysma platysmata
Genitive platysmatis platysmatum
Dative platysmatī platysmatibus
Accusative platysma platysmata
Ablative platysmate platysmatibus
Vocative platysma platysmata

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  • English: platysma