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mentalis

mentalis

9.8
A small chin muscle that raises the lower lip
  • noun
  • /mɛnˈteɪlɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mental
  • Facial exercises can help strengthen the mentalis muscle, improving your smile's appearance.

Examples

  • After the accident, he noticed that the mentalis muscle on one side of his chin was weak.

  • The surgeon skillfully repaired the injury to the mentalis muscle, restoring movement to the lower lip.

  • They can also localize in the parotid gland, larynx, and paranasal sinus, and isolated cases of localization in the mentalis muscle have been reported.

    Academic text (2008)

Surface Forms

mentalis singular
mentalises plural
mentalism plural

Etymology

Mentalis comes from the Latin word mentum, which means 'chin'. So mentalis means 'of the chin', which helps you remember it is the muscle that raises and pushes up the lower lip.