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tem·po·ral·is .tem-pə-'rā-.ləs n a large muscle in the temporal fossa that serves to raise the lower jaw and is composed of fibers that arise from the surface of the temporal fossa and converge to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible called also temporalis muscle, temporal muscle
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a fan-shaped muscle situated at the side of the head, extending from the temporal fossa to the mandible. This muscle lifts the lower jaw, thus closing the mouth.
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tem·po·ra·lis (tem-pə-raґlis) [L.] pertaining to the lateral region of the head, superior to the zygomatic arch.Medical dictionary. 2011.