facial muscle
English Thesaurus
1. any of the skeletal muscles of the face (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | skeletal muscle, striated muscle, |
| definition | : | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | masseter, |
| definition | : | a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | platysma, |
| definition | : | either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | face, human face, |
| definition | : | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (noun.body) |
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