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masseter meaning in Tamil

மெல்லுதசை

/maˈsiː.tə/US/məˈsi.tɚ/

masseter in Tamil: மெல்லுதசை. In English, masseter means the large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

Tamil words for masseter

மெல்லுதசை

English meaning of masseter

  1. noun The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

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Questions about masseter in Tamil

What is the meaning of masseter in Tamil?
Masseter in Tamil is மெல்லுதசை.
masseter என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Masseter: மெல்லுதசை.
What does masseter mean in English?
Masseter means the large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: masseter (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: masseter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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