masticatory system
n.
The organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication, including jaws and jaw muscles, teeth, temporomandibular joints, tongue, lips, cheeks, and mucous membranes.
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Nearby words
- monocular,
- monocular diplopia,
- monoculture,
- monocycle,
- monocyclic,
- monocytic,
- monocytic leukemia,
- monocytic leukocytosis,
- monocytopenia,
- monocytosis
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