| CMA | cortical masticatory area |
|---|
| masticatory | 1. Subserving or pertaining to mastication, affecting the muscles of mastication. 2. A remedy to be chewed but not swallowed. (18 Nov 1997) |
|---|---|
| masticatory apparatus | 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) |
| masticatory diplegia | Paralysis of all the muscles of mastication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masticatory force | The motive force created by the dynamic action of the muscles during the physiologic act of mastication. Synonym: biting strength, masticatory force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masticatory muscles | Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| masticatory nucleus | <anatomy, nerve> A group of motor neurons innervating the muscles of mastication (masseter, temporalis, internal and external pterygoid muscles) and the musculi tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini. The nucleus lies in the upper pontine tegmentum medial to the main sensory nucleus of the trigeminus. Synonym: nucleus motorius nervi trigemini, masticatory nucleus, motor nucleus of trigeminus, nucleus masticatorius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masticatory silent period | A pause in electromyographic patterns associated with tooth contacts during chewing and biting; a part of the complex feedback mechanism of mandibular control involving receptors in the periodontal ligament and muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masticatory spasm | Involuntary convulsive muscular contraction affecting the muscles of mastication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masticatory surface | That portion of the surface of a denture that makes contact or near contact with the corresponding surface of an opposing denture or tooth. Synonym: facies occlusalis dentis, facies masticatoria, grinding surface, masticating surface, masticatory surface, occlusal surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
Synonyms : Masticatory Muscle, Muscle, Masticatory, Muscles, Masticatory
| masticatory diplegia |
paralysis of all the muscles which take part in mastication.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
|
|---|---|
| masticatory |
increases flow of saliva upon chewing
Ãâó: www.herbalgram.org/default.asp
|
| 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.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
|
| masticatory d. |
paralysis of all the muscles which take part in mastication.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
|
| masticatory f. |
the degree of force applied against the occlusal surfaces of the teeth by the muscles of mastication during the chewing of food. Called also chewing f.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|