Radiology Lexicon

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Preferred Name

muscle of mastication
Synonyms

masticatory muscle
Definitions

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) [MeSH]
ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID9904
Definition

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) [MeSH]
label

RID9904
Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID9080
Preferred_name

muscle of mastication
Preferred_name_German

Kaumuskel
prefixIRI

RID9904
Synonym

masticatory muscle
UMLS_ID

C0024890
subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID9848
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