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noun
Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
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