temporal muscle

English

Noun

temporal muscle (plural temporal muscles)

(anatomy) A broad, fan-shaped muscle found on each side of the head, filling the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so that it covers much of the temporal bone, and used in mastication.

Synonyms

temporalis

Translations

muscle

Finnish: ohimolihas
Japanese: 側頭筋 (そくとうきん, sukutōkin)

ǃXóõ: ʘqʻûbe tshôe ǀē ʘàje

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