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Definitions for "MASSETER MUSCLE"
Keywords:  mastication, mandible, jaw, parafunctional, pterygomasseteric
Related Terms: Masseter, Hypertonicity, Pectoralis major, Trismus, Pectoral muscles, Twitch, Voluntary muscle, Pecs, Involuntary muscle, Fasciculations, Myokymia, Maxillofacial, Retrognathic, Musculocutaneous, Lats, Hypertonia, Myotonia, Skeletal muscle, Clonic, Muscle tone, Muscle tone, Striated muscle, Muscle spasm, Arrector pili, Abs, Spasmodic dysphonia, Fasciculation, Prognathism, Extensor muscle, Concentric contraction, Platysma, Isometric, Mandibular, Spastic, Maxillary, Muscle strain, Convulsions, Hypotonia, Extensor, Clonus, Muscle tissue, Spasm, Cramp, Muscle cramp, Temporomandibular joint, Spasticity, Submuscular, Latissimus dorsi, Tmj
Muscle responsible for raising the mandible and closing the jaw. image
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A muscle often consisting of several bands that originates on and adjacent to the zygomatic arch and inserts mostly in the masseteric fossa of the lower jaw.
humboldt.edu
One of the muscles of mastication (chewing). Muscle raises the mandible and closes the jaw. image
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