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masseter

mas·se·ter

UK/maˈsiː.tə/ US/məˈsi.tɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.

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