masseteric
8.9
Relating to the muscle in the jaw that helps you chew
- adjective
- /ˌmæsəˈtɛrɪk/
- Specialized
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masetero
- The surgeon examined the masseteric muscle to address the patient's jaw pain.
Examples
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During the anatomy class, we learned about the masseteric region's role in chewing.
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He felt discomfort in the masseteric area after grinding his teeth at night.
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In 1990, progressive bulging occurred in his eyelids and in the maxillary, zygomatic, and bilateral masseteric regions.
Academic text (2004)
Surface Forms
masseteric positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word masseteric comes from the name of the jaw muscle, the masseter, which comes from a Greek word meaning 'to chew' and is related to the word masticate. So, masseteric means 'relating to the chewing muscle'.
