TEMPORALIS
\tˌɛmpɔːɹˈɑːliz], \tˌɛmpɔːɹˈɑːliz], \t_ˌɛ_m_p_ɔː_ɹ_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
Definitions of TEMPORALIS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
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muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
By Princeton University
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muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Origin: External angular process of frontal bone, curved line on frontal and parietal bones, mastoid portion of temporal bones, pterygoid ridge of sphenoid, and space included between these limits; inner surface of temporal fascia. Insertion: Coronoid process of inferior maxilla. Nerve: Inferior maxillary. Action: Draws lower jaw up. Posterior fibres draw jaw backward.
By Alexander Duane
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