Meanings
nounmasseter (plural masseters)
plural masseters
- anatomyThe 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.
Synonyms: masseter muscle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
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Origin
- New Latinmassētēr
- Englishmasseter
Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 咬肌, 嚼肌
- 咬肌 (yǎojī)muscle
- 嚼肌 (juéjī)muscle
Czech žvýkací sval
- žvýkací svalmuscle
Finnish ulompi puremalihas
- ulompi puremalihasmuscle
French masséter
- massétermuscle
German Masseter, Kaumuskel
- Massetermuscle
- Kaumuskelmuscle
Hungarian rágóizom
- rágóizommuscle
Italian massetere
- masseteremuscle
Japanese 咬筋
- 咬筋 (kōkin)muscle
Māori ua ngaungau
- ua ngaungaumuscle
Polish mięsień żwacz, żwacz
- mięsień żwaczmuscle
- żwaczmuscle
Russian жева́тельная мы́шца
- жева́тельная мы́шца (ževátelʹnaja mýšca)muscle
Spanish masetero
- maseteromuscle
Tagalog pangnguya
- pangnguyamuscle
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with masseter
petermeterheatermetreeatertweetercheaterbeaterphotometernanometreKeeterrhetorseedeaterfetorgoldbeaterinspirometerplantain-eaterSaint Peter
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Cite this entry
APA
masseter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseter
MLA
“masseter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masseter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseter.
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