masseter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maˈsiː.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈsi.tɚ/, /mæˈsi.tɚ/ Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) === Noun === masseter (plural masseters) (anatomy) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication. Synonym: masseter muscle ==== Derived terms ==== masseteral (adjective) masseteric (adjective) ==== Translations ==== === References === “masseter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “masseter”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “masseter”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “masseter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Maestres, Seamster, measters, seamster, smearest, steamers, streames == Latin == === Alternative forms === masētēr === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾰσητήρ (măsētḗr, “chewer”), from μᾰσᾰ́ομαι (măsắomai, “chew”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [masˈseː.teːr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [masˈsɛː.ter] === Noun === massētēr m (genitive massētēris); third declension (New Latin) (anatomy) chewer; masseter. ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: masseter