You searched for: “masticatory”
masticatory (s) (noun), masticatories (pl)
A preparation of something that is designed to be chewed; such as, food or tasty gum.
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masticatory (adjective), more masticatory, most masticatory
Pertaining to the process of chewing; originally, for medical purposes.
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Word Entries containing the term: “masticatory”
masticating apparatus, masticatory apparatus, stomatognathic system, masticatory system organs of mastication
All of the structures involved in mastication, including the teeth, jaws, temporomandibular joint (jaw joint formed by the mandible [lower jaw bone] moving against the temporal [temple and side] bone of the skull), muscles of mastication, tongue, and the associated nervous system.
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