temporalis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin temporālis (“of or belonging to the temples of the head”), ellipsis of mūsculus temporālis (“the temporal muscle”). Doublet of temporal.

Synonyms

temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, musculus temporalis

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