English-Thai Dictionary

masseter

N กล้ามเนื้อ ที่ ยก ขากรรไกร ล่าง ขึ้น ช่วย ปิด ขากรรไกร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASSETER

n.[Gr. to chew. ] A muscle which raises the under jaw.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASSETER

Mas "se *ter, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. masséter.] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.

 

MASSETERIC

MASSETERIC Mas `se *ter "ic, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the masseter.

 

MASSETERINE

MASSETERINE Mas "se *ter `ine, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Masseteric.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

masseter

mas se ter |məˈsētər, ma- məˈsidər |(also masseter muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy a muscle that runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side and closes the jaw in chewing. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek masētēr, from masasthai ‘to chew. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

masseter

masseter |maˈsiːtə |(also masseter muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy a muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side and closes the jaw in chewing. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek masētēr, from masasthai ‘to chew ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Masseter

Mas se ter Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Mass e ter |der Masseter; Genitiv: des Masseters, Plural: die Masseter griechisch Kaumuskel