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Meaning of TEMPORALIS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
 
 Synonyms: musculus temporalis, temporal muscle, temporalis muscle
 
 See Also: skeletal muscle

 

 

Glossary
 
 Definition: a muscle of chewing that arises on the jaw and inserts on the side of the skull.
 

 

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