duchenne smile

English - English

Definition of duchenne smile in English English dictionary

A smile involving contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle (which raises the corners of the mouth) and the orbicularis oculi (which raises the cheeks and forms crow's feet around the eyes)

Turkish pronunciation

duşen smayl

Pronunciation

/do͞oˈsʜen ˈsmīl/ /duːˈʃɛn ˈsmaɪl/

Etymology

() After the French physician Duchenne de Boulogne (1806-1875).