masseter - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - mass spectrograph
  - mass spectrometer
  - mass spectrum
  - mass transit
  - mass-produce
  - Mass.
  - massacre
  - massage
  - massage parlour
  - massé
  - masseter
  - masseur
  - massicot
  - massif
  - massive
  - mast
  - mast cell
  - mastaba
  - mastectomy
  - master
  - Master Aircrew
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

masseter

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
masseter /maˈsiːtə/

▶noun Anatomy a muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek and acts to close the jaw in chewing.

– origin C16: from Gk masētēr, from masasthai ‘to chew’.

'masseter' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "masseter" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "masseter".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "masseter" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "masseter" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.