"masseter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /maˈsiː.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈsi.tɚ/ [General-American], /mæˈsi.tɚ/ [General-American] Forms: masseters [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|massētēr}} New Latin massētēr, {{cog|fr|masséter}} French masséter Head templates: {{en-noun}} masseter (plural masseters)
  1. (anatomy) 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. Wikipedia link: masseter muscle Categories (topical): Muscles Derived forms: masseteral [adjective], masseteric [adjective] Translations (muscle): 咬肌 (yǎojī) (Chinese Mandarin), 嚼肌 (juéjī) (Chinese Mandarin), žvýkací sval [masculine] (Czech), ulompi puremalihas (Finnish), masséter [masculine] (French), Masseter [masculine] (German), Kaumuskel [masculine] (German), rágóizom (Hungarian), massetere [masculine] (Italian), 咬筋 (kōkin) (alt: こうきん) (Japanese), mięsień żwacz [masculine] (Polish), żwacz [masculine] (Polish), жева́тельная мы́шца (ževátelʹnaja mýšca) [feminine] (Russian), žvekalka [feminine] (Slovene), masetero [masculine] (Spanish), pangnguya (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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