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MASSETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does masseter mean?
• MASSETER (noun)
The noun MASSETER has 1 sense:
1. a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
Familiarity information: MASSETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("masseter" is a kind of...):
facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)
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