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

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1. temporal muscle
A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws; its posterior portion retracts the mandible.

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