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)

1. (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

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顴小肌／颧小肌 (quánxiǎojī)

References

• “zygomaticus minor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.