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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

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  1. n. muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
  2. n:100 n muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws