masseter

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek μασητήρ (masētḗr, “a chewer, a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing”), from μασᾶσθαι (masâsthai, “to chew”). Compare French masséter.

masseter (plural masseters)

1. (anatomy) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.

• masseteral
• masseteric

• masseter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• masseter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• masseter at OneLook Dictionary Search

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