massetericadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmasᵻˈtɛrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmæsəˈtɛrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: masseter n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < masseter n. + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin massetericus (1806), and French massétérique (recorded in R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1857); earlier massétérin masseterine adj.). Compare earlier masseteral adj.

Anatomy.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or connected with the masseter muscle; (of a blood vessel or nerve) supplying the masseter muscle.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [adjective] > muscles of jaws

mansorious1578

masseteral1578

digastric1721

masseteric1828

masseterine1842

1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 460 The..masseteric [Fr. massetérin], buccal and pterygoid twigs.

1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 171 The masseteric fossa of the mandible.

1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 377 The risorius is a thin flat muscle which forms partly a continuation of the platysma myoides on the face, partly a separate muscle, with an origin from the masseteric fascia.

1965 Anat. Rec. 152 185 (title) Antagonism of temporal fascia to masseteric contraction.

1998 Clin. Anat. 2 396 The masseteric nerve leaves the infratemporal fossa through the mandibular notch, accompanied by the masseteric artery.

B. n.

A masseteric blood vessel or nerve; (also) †the masseter muscle (obsolete). rare.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of jaws

masseter1578

grinder1615

grinder-tongue muscles1615

temporalis muscle1676

digastric1696

pterygoid muscle1732

pterygoid1828

jaw-tackle1831

masseteric1836

1836 J. Hart in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 489/2 The Masseteric is a small branch often arising from the posterior deep temporal [artery].

1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum 386 The masseteric, which crosses the sigmoid notch with the masseteric artery to the masseter muscle.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 836/1 The lower jaw..is elevated by the temporal muscles..and by the masseterics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	masseteric
释义	massetericadj.n. Brit. /ˌmasᵻˈtɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˌmæsəˈtɛrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: masseter n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < masseter n. + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin massetericus (1806), and French massétérique (recorded in R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1857); earlier massétérin masseterine adj.). Compare earlier masseteral adj. Anatomy. A. adj. Of, relating to, or connected with the masseter muscle; (of a blood vessel or nerve) supplying the masseter muscle. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [adjective] > muscles of jaws mansorious1578 masseteral1578 digastric1721 masseteric1828 masseterine1842 1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 460 The..masseteric [Fr. massetérin], buccal and pterygoid twigs. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 171 The masseteric fossa of the mandible. 1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 377 The risorius is a thin flat muscle which forms partly a continuation of the platysma myoides on the face, partly a separate muscle, with an origin from the masseteric fascia. 1965 Anat. Rec. 152 185 (title) Antagonism of temporal fascia to masseteric contraction. 1998 Clin. Anat. 2 396 The masseteric nerve leaves the infratemporal fossa through the mandibular notch, accompanied by the masseteric artery. B. n. A masseteric blood vessel or nerve; (also) †the masseter muscle (obsolete). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of jaws masseter1578 grinder1615 grinder-tongue muscles1615 temporalis muscle1676 digastric1696 pterygoid muscle1732 pterygoid1828 jaw-tackle1831 masseteric1836 1836 J. Hart in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 489/2 The Masseteric is a small branch often arising from the posterior deep temporal [artery]. 1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum 386 The masseteric, which crosses the sigmoid notch with the masseteric artery to the masseter muscle. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 836/1 The lower jaw..is elevated by the temporal muscles..and by the masseterics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1828
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