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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmuscle temporal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: myskl ɑ̃pɔʁal
"Le muscle temporal aide à élever la mâchoire."
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A large fan-shaped muscle situated on the side of the skull, passing down through the zygomatic arch to insert into the mandible, and acting to masticate food by closing the jaw.
"During the dental examination, the specialist palpated the patient's temporalis muscle to check for tension and signs of bruxism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'temporalis', relating to the temple of the head, from Latin 'tempora' (plural of 'tempus', meaning temple or time). Anatomical nomenclature adopted the term in the 17th century to designate the fan-shaped muscle situated over the temporal bone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Temporalis" is said worldwide
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muscle temporal
Transliteration: myskl ɑ̃pɔʁal
"Le muscle temporal aide à élever la mâchoire."
Schläfenmuskel
Transliteration: ʃlɛːfn̩ˌmʊskəl
"Der Schläfenmuskel ist einer der Kaumuskeln."
muscolo temporale
Transliteration: muskolo temporale
"Il muscolo temporale si trova ai lati della testa."
músculo temporal
Transliteration: muskulo temporal
"El músculo temporal es esencial para la masticación."
músculo temporal
Transliteration: muskulu tẽporaw
"O músculo temporal cobre a lateral do crânio."
कपालपेशी
Transliteration: kapalpeshi
"कपालपेशी जबड़े को बंद करने में मदद करती है।"
颞肌
Transliteration: niè jī
"颞肌是主要的咀嚼肌之一。"
측두근
Transliteration: cheokdugeun
"측두근은 아래턱을 위로 당기는 역할을 합니다."
側頭筋
Transliteration: sokutōkin
"側頭筋は咀嚼を助ける筋肉です。"
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