masseter
noun
a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
masseteric
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a word derived from
masseter.
Example Sentences
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The masseteric fossa is deep and prominent, and the coronoid is high and broad.
From On The Affinities of Leptarctus primus of Leidy American Museum of Natural History, Vol. VI, Article VIII, pp. 229-331. by Jacob Lawson Wortman
From B. brachygnathus, B. kolbi differs in: molar row longer; m3 and jaw larger; diastema longer; masseteric ridge not so far forward; molars more depressed.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
From B. musculus, B. minimus differs in: over-all size of jaw and molars smaller; incisors shorter; masseteric ridge more depressed.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
From this the following curious formula has been deduced: If a kilogram of dog produces eight kilograms of masseteric force, a kilogram of crocodile could produce twelve.
From Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
The presence or absence of P3 and the projection of the anterior root of P4 in relation to the masseteric knob.—Only rarely is P3 absent in Eutamias or present in Tamias.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by John A. White
