See Also: platysma(medicine)
platysma(dictionary)
musculus platysma(medicine)
musculus platysma myoides(medicine)

tosafist (iou) and platysma (medicine)


tosafist (iou)



tosafist noun. L19.
[from Hebrew tosaphoth pl. of tosaphah addition, from yasaph add: see -IST.]
A medieval writer of critical and explanatory notes on the Talmud.

platysma (medicine)


platysma
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, subcutaneous layer and fascia covering pectoralis major and deltoid at level of first or second rib; insertion, lower border of mandible, risorius and platysma of opposite side; action, depresses lower lip, forms ridges in skin of neck and upper chest when jaws are "clenched", denoting stress, anger; nerve supply, cervical branch of facial.

Synonym: platysma, musculus platysma myoides, musculus platysma, musculus subcutaneus colli, musculus tetragonus.