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English noun: musculus temporalis

1. musculus temporalis (body) muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws


Synonymstemporal muscle, temporalis, temporalis muscle


Broader (hypernym)skeletal muscle, striated muscle









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