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Noun: temporal muscle
  1. Muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
    - temporalis muscle, temporalis, musculus temporalis

Derived forms: temporal muscles

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Encyclopedia: Temporal muscle

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