muscle of mastication

Noun

Meaning

muscle of mastication (plural muscles of mastication)

(anatomy) 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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Close letter words and terms

muscle of back muscle of back proper muscle of lower limb muscle of skeleton muscle of soft palate muscle of the heart