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masticatory muscle
- Term ID
- UBERON:0003681
- Synonyms
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- jaw muscle
- muscle of mastication
- musculi masticatorii
- Definition
- In humans: Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (From Stedman, 25th ed) (2)
- References
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- GAID:145
- MA:0003115
- MESH:D008410
- NCIT:C33147
- UMLS:C0024890
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_mastication
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0024890
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244769003
- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
- develops from
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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- inverse disjoint_from
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