- masseter
- n.a thick muscle in the cheek extending from the zygomatic arch to the outer corner of the mandible. It is important for mastication and acts by closing the jaws.
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masséter — [ masetɛr ] n. m. • 1541; gr. masêtêr « masticateur » ♦ Anat. Muscle élévateur du maxillaire inférieur. ● masséter nom masculin (grec masêtêr, qui mâche) Muscle pair des joues appartenant au groupe des muscles masticateurs, dont le rôle est d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
masséter — s. m. [Anatomia] Músculo que serve para o movimento da maxila (na mastigação). ‣ Etimologia: francês masséter … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Masseter — Mas se*ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a chewer, ? a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from ? to chew: cf. F. mass[ e]ter.] (Anat.) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Masseter — (gr., Anat.), der Kaumuskel; masseterisch, zu den Kaumuskeln gehörig … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Massēter — (griech.; lat. Musculus m.), der hauptsächlichste Kaumuskel (s. Kauen) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Masseter — Massēter (grch.), der Kaumuskel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Masseter — Masseter, griech., der Kaumuskel; masseterisch, die Kaumuskeln betreffend … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
masseter — [ma sēt′ər, məsēt′ər] n. [ModL < Gr masētēr, a chewer < masasthai, to chew < IE base * menth > MOUTH] either of a pair of large muscles in the angle of the lower jaw, which raise the jaw in chewing, etc. masseteric [mas΄ə ter′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Masseter — Musculus masseter Kopf und Halsmuskulatur des Menschen Ursprung Pars superficialis=JochbogenVorderes und mittleres Drittel (Arcus zygomaticus) Crista facialis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Masséter — Muscle masséter Muscle masséter. Vue latérale droite … Wikipédia en Français
masseter — masseteric /mas i ter ik/, adj. /ma see teuhr/, n. Anat. a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw. [1660 70; < NL < Gk massetér, var. of MASETÉR chewer, masseter,… … Universalium
