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noun
The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: masseter muscle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: facial muscle
History
Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
