| masticatory system | The organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication: the jaws, teeth with their supporting structures, temporomandibular joint, muscles of mastication, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa. Synonym: dental apparatus, masticatory apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mastich | 1. <botany> A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; called also, mastic tree. 2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes. 3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. <botany> Barbary mastic, a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part. Origin: F, fr. L. Mastiche, mastichum, Gr, fr. To chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing Alternative forms: mastich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masticin | <chemistry> A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masticot | <chemistry> Massicot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masticating c. |
the complete pathway of the mandible performed in mastication of food. Called also chewing c.
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| mastication |
the process of chewing food in preparation for swallowing and digestion.
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| masticator s. |
a potential space of the neck anterior and lateral to the pharyngomaxillary space, formed by splitting of the superficial layer of the deep cervical fascia and containing the muscles of mastication, the ramus and posterior part of the mandible, branches of the mandibular nerve, and the maxillary artery and its branches.
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| masticatory a. |
the organs and structures involved in mastication, including the teeth and jaws and their supporting structures, temporomandibular joints, mandibular muscles, accessory facial muscles, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa together with their innervation. Called also organs of mastication and masticatory system.
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| masticatory d. |
paralysis of all the muscles which take part in mastication.
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