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Definition of Masticatory
1. a. Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.
2. n. A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
Definition of Masticatory
1. Noun. (context: chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, or relating to mastication. ¹
3. Adjective. Used for chewing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Masticatory
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Medical Definition of Masticatory
1. 1. Subserving or pertaining to mastication, affecting the muscles of mastication. 2. A remedy to be chewed but not swallowed. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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