zygomaticus minor

US/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmaɪ.nɚ/

noun

A slender band of muscle on each side of the face that arises from the zygomatic bone, inserts into the upper lip between the zygomaticus major and the levator labii superioris, and acts to raise the upper lip upward and laterally.

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Meanings

nounzygomaticus minor (plural zygomatici minores)

plural zygomatici minores

  1. anatomyA slender band of muscle on each side of the face that arises from the zygomatic bone, inserts into the upper lip between the zygomaticus major and the levator labii superioris, and acts to raise the upper lip upward and laterally.

Origin

  1. New Latinzygomaticus minor
  2. Englishzygomaticus minor

Borrowed from New Latin zygomaticus minor, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus minor (“smaller zygomatic muscle”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 顴小肌 /颧小肌
  • 顴小肌 /颧小肌 (quánxiǎojī)muscle
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