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zygomatici minores

US/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.əˌsaɪ maɪˈnɔɹˌiz/

zygomatici minores is the plural of zygomaticus minor.

Meaning of zygomaticus minor

Noun

zygomaticus minor (plural zygomatici minores)

  1. 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.

Questions about zygomatici minores

What is zygomatici minores the plural of?
Zygomatici minores is the plural of zygomaticus minor.
How do you pronounce zygomatici minores?
Zygomatici minores is pronounced /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.əˌsaɪ maɪˈnɔɹˌiz/ (US).

Words near zygomatici minores in the dictionary

  1. zygomatic processes
  2. zygomatical
  3. zygomatically
  4. zygomatici
  5. zygomatici majores
  6. zygomatici minores
  7. zygomatico-
  8. zygomatico-mandibularis
  9. zygomatico-maxillary
  10. zygomatico-orbital
  11. zygomaticoalveolar

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