NOUN | body | musculus temporalis, temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, temporalis | muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible |
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Meaning | muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws. | |
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Synonyms | temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, temporalis | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | músculo temporal | |
Catalan | múscul temporal |
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