Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, originating in or relating to the platysma myoides, a thin muscle lying just beneath the skin on the under anterior side of the neck.
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Examples
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That crinkly ring of wrinkles around your neck is a platysmal band.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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Botox helps relax the contracted bands of the platysmal muscle of the neck, resulting in an elongated Queen Nefertiti kind of neck.
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