masseter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The 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.

/maˈsiː.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-masseter.wav /məˈsi.tɚ/ /mæˈsi.tɚ/

masseter masseters

Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.

masseter muscle

masseteral masseteric

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