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zygomaticus minor

US/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmaɪ.nɚ/

zygomaticus minor 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.

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.

zygomaticus minor meaning in Tamil

zygomaticus minor in Tamil

மேலுதடு உயர்த்தித்தசை

Forms of zygomaticus minor

pluralzygomatici minores

Origin of zygomaticus minor

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

Questions about zygomaticus minor

What does zygomaticus minor mean?
Zygomaticus minor means 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.
What is zygomaticus minor in Tamil?
Zygomaticus minor in Tamil is மேலுதடு உயர்த்தித்தசை. See Zygomaticus minor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zygomaticus minor?
Zygomaticus minor is a noun.
How do you pronounce zygomaticus minor?
Zygomaticus minor is pronounced /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmaɪ.nɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of zygomaticus minor?
The plural of zygomaticus minor is zygomatici minores.

Words near zygomaticus minor in the dictionary

  1. zygomaticotemporalis
  2. zygomatics
  3. zygomaticum
  4. zygomaticus
  5. zygomaticus major
  6. zygomaticus minor
  7. zygomaturine
  8. zygomaturines
  9. zygomaxillare
  10. zygomaxillaria
  11. zygomaxillary

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