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Medical Definition of Muscles of mastication
1. Muscles derived from the first (mandibular) arch used in chewing; all receive innervation from the motor root of the trigeminal nerve via its mandibular division. See: masseter muscle, temporalis muscle, lateral pterygoid muscle, medial pterygoid muscle. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscles Of Mastication
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