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muscle of mastication

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication: the masseter, the temporalis, the medial pterygoid, and the lateral pterygoid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 咀嚼肌 (jǔjuéjī) — any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication
  • Finnish: puremalihas — any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication
  • Hungarian: rágóizom — any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication
  • Japanese: 咀嚼筋 (soshakukin) — any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication
  • Romanian: mușchi masticator — any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication