temporal muscle tem·po·ral·muscle uncommon noun 1. muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws Synonymstemporalis muscletemporal muscletemporalismusculus temporalis Related words Broader terms skeletal muscle WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
