muscle of mastication

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmuscle of mastication (plural muscles of mastication)

plural muscles of mastication

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

Translations

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

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