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masseter

Noun

mas=se=ter

WORDNET DICTIONARY

masseter(n = noun.body) - a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing;

masseter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a chewer, a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from to chew: cf. F. masséter.].

The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication. [1913 Webster]

masseter, n. either of two chewing-muscles which run from the temporal bone to the lower jaw.

Etymology

Gk maseter f. masaomai chew

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