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masseter /mas·se·ter/ (mas-et´er) masseter muscle. masseter´ic

mas·se·ter (m

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n.

A muscle with origin from the inferior border and medial surface of the zygomatic arch, with insertion into the lateral surface of the ramus of the mandible, with nerve supply from the masseteric nerve, and whose action closes the jaw during chewing.

masse·teric (m

s

-t

r

k) adj.

masseter

see masseter muscle and Table 13.1H.

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