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masseter

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mas=se=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

massetern. [NL., fr. Gr. a chewer, a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from to chew: cf. F. masséter.].
     The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

masseter, n. either of two chewing-muscles which run from the temporal bone to the lower jaw.

Etymology
Gk maseter f. masaomai chew

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