| NOUN | body | temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, temporalis, musculus 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 | temporal muscle, temporalis, musculus 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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