Definition of Temporal muscle

1. Noun. Muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws.


Medical Definition of Temporal muscle

1. A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws; its posterior portion retracts the mandible. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporal Muscle

temporal branch of facial nerve
temporal canal
temporal canthus
temporal cortex
temporal dispersion
temporal fascia
temporal fossa
temporal gyrus
temporal horn
temporal line
temporal lobe
temporal lobe
temporal lobe epilepsy
temporal lobe epilepsy
temporal muscle (current term)
temporal muscle (current term)
temporal order
temporal plane
temporal pole
temporal pole of cerebrum
temporal process
temporal property
temporal region of head
temporal relation
temporal ridge
temporal role
temporal sensing
temporal squama
temporal surface
temporal vein

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