masseter

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) Çiğneme kası, masseter
English - English
The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication
{n} a muscle with raises the under jaw
a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
{i} short muscle which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw (Anatomy)
masseter

    Hyphenation

    mas·se·ter

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    Etymology

    [ m&-'sE-t&r, ma- ] (noun.) 1666. New Latin, from Ancient Greek μασητήρ (“a chewer, a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing”), from μασᾶσθαι (“to chew”). Compare French masséter.
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