temporalis muscle (n)
temporal muscle (n)
temporalis (n)
musculus temporalis (n)

n05602304

type n
lex_filenum 08
def muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible
def acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
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Hypernym skeletal muscle, striated muscle
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Hyponym skeletal muscle, striated muscle

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