Associations to the word «Platysma»

Wiktionary

PLATYSMA, noun. (anatomy) A superficial muscle in the neck, overlapping the sternocleidomastoid.

Dictionary definition

PLATYSMA, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats