masseter
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[edit] Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek μασητήρ (“a chewer, a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing”), from μασᾶσθαι (“to chew”). Compare French masséter.
[edit] Noun
masseter (plural masseters)
- (anatomy) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.
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[edit] Translations
the large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication
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[edit] External links
- masseter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- masseter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- masseter at OneLook Dictionary Search
