zygomaticus minor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin zygomaticus minor, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus minor (“smaller zygomatic muscle”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
Noun
zygomaticus minor (plural zygomatici minores)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Hypernym: zygomaticus
- Coordinate term: zygomaticus major
References
- “zygomaticus minor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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