Vocab Bloom Hub

masseter

/ˈmæs.ɪ.tər/

1 entry

noun

C2formalcommonmedical/ˈmæs.ɪ.tər/

A noun referring to a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is involved in the action of chewing.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее большую мышцу, поднимающую нижнюю челюсть и участвующую в процессе жевания.
  1. Chewing muscle C2 formal medical

    A thick, rectangular muscle in the cheek that is one of the primary muscles of mastication, responsible for elevating the mandible (lower jaw) to close the mouth and for powerful biting and chewing.

    • The masseter is one of the strongest muscles in the human body relative to its size.
    • Clenching your teeth can cause the masseter muscle to become hypertrophied.
    • The dentist asked the patient to relax his masseter muscle during the examination.

    🇷🇺Жевательная мышца

  • masseters plural form
  • masseters' possessive plural form
  • masseter's possessive singular form