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Temporal muscle
/tˈɛmpərəl
mˈəsəl/
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Temporal muscle
noun
1.
Muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws.
Synonyms:
musculus temporalis
,
temporalis
,
temporalis muscle
.
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