See Also: occipitofrontal(medicine)
occipitofrontal muscle(medicine)
occipitofrontal diameter(medicine)
occipitofrontal fasciculus(medicine)
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occipitofrontal muscle (medicine) and lighten(1) (iou)


occipitofrontal muscle (medicine)


occipitofrontal muscle -->
occipitofrontalis muscle
<anatomy> It is a part of musculus epicranius; the occipital belly (occipitalis muscle) arises from the occipital bone and inserts into the galea aponeurotica; the frontal belly (frontalis muscle) arises from the galea and inserts into the skin of the eyebrow and nose; action, to move the scalp; nerve supply, facial.

Synonym: musculus occipitofrontalis, occipitofrontal muscle.


lighten(1) (iou)



lighten verb1. LME.
[from LIGHT adjective1 + -EN5; in sense 5 an extension of LIGHT verb1.]
I.
verb trans. Relieve of or of a load or burden; unload (a ship). arch. LME.
R. G. Collingwood This..leaves the audience's mind..not loaded with pity and fear but lightened of them.
verb trans. fig. Remove a burden from, relieve (the heart or mind). Formerly also, cheer, comfort. Now rare. LME.
Christian Aid News One day our hearts will be lightened.
verb trans. Make lighter or less heavy; lessen the pressure of; alleviate, mitigate. Also foll. by up. L15.
A. Miller Start off with a couple of your good stories to lighten things up. M. L. King His ready good Humor lightened many tense moments. L. Deighton Lightened by the loss of the great twelve cylinder Merlin the port wing tilted upwards. Q. Crisp Somethinganythingthat will..lighten the terrible financial burden. J. Didion You might try lightening up the foot on the gas pedal.
b. Horsemanship. Make lighter or more free in movement. E18.
verb intrans. Become lighter or less heavy; ease up or up; (foll. by up) (of a person) become more cheerful (freq. in imper.). E18.
O. E. R?sc;lvaag His mood lightened and brightened as he figured things out. J. C. Oates The rain lightened; and then suddenly increased. Irish Press He does lighten up occasionally in the company of his..underling. D. Leavitt Just lighten up...Don't be so worried all the time.
II.
Descend, light upon. LME-E18.
lightener noun1 (a) north. = LIGHTER noun1; (b) a person who or thing which lightens or alleviates something: M16.