Definition of MASTICATORY. Meaning of MASTICATORY. Synonyms of MASTICATORY

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Definition of MASTICATORY

Masticatory
Masticatory Mas"ti*ca*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. masticatoire.] Chewing; adapted to perform the office o? chewing food.
Masticatory
Masticatory Mas"ti*ca*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries. (Med.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.

Meaning of MASTICATORY from wikipedia

- org[permanent dead link‍] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mastication. Masticatory Muscles at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings...
- Masticatory force or force of mastication is the force created by the dynamic action of the masticatory muscles during the act of chewing. The muscles...
- Masticatory muscle myositis (MMM) is an inflammatory disease in dogs affecting the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is also known as atrophic myositis...
- Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with s****" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are a part...
- 2024-01-08 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muscles of mastication. Masticatory+Muscles at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings...
- occlusion refers to occlusal contacts made when the jaw is moving. The masticatory system also involves the periodontium, the TMJ (and other skeletal components)...
- disorder characterized by paralysis of the facial, tongue, pharynx, and masticatory muscles of the mouth that aid in chewing.[unreliable source?] The disorder...
- differentiated from masticatory pain by differentiating between the clinical characteristics of deep somatic pain and neuropathic pain. Masticatory pain will not...
- portion which enables the jaw to withstand the powerful action of the masticatory muscles; but, the alveolar portion is the deeper of the two, and, consequently...
- One of the masticatory muscles in mammals...