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masseter
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See also: masséter
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maˈsiː.tə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /məˈsi.tɚ/, /mæˈsi.tɚ/
- Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
Noun
masseter (plural masseters)
- (anatomy) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
- Synonym: masseter muscle
Derived terms
- masseteral (adjective)
- masseteric (adjective)
Translations
muscle
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References
- “masseter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “masseter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “masseter”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “masseter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾰσητήρ (măsētḗr, “chewer”), from μᾰσᾰ́ομαι (măsắomai, “chew”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [masˈseː.teːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [masˈsɛː.ter]
Noun
massētēr m (genitive massētēris); third declension (New Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- → English: masseter
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