mentalis
Meanings
noun
- A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin mentālis, ellipsis of musculus mentālis (“the chin muscle”).
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