facial muscle

/ˌfeɪʃəl ˌmʌsəl/

Other forms: facial muscles

Definitions of facial muscle

1. noun

   any of the skeletal muscles of the face
   types:

   buccinator muscle, cheek muscle, musculus buccinator

   a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

   masseter

   a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing

   platysma

   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

   type of:

   skeletal muscle, striated muscle

   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