organs of mastication
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masticatory — Relating to mastication. * * * mas·ti·ca·to·ry mas ti kə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj 1) used for or adapted to chewing <the masticatory muscles> 2) of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication <masticatory paralysis> masticatory n,… … Medical dictionary
masticatory apparatus — 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… … Medical dictionary
masticatory — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kəˌtōrē, tȯr , ri, chiefly Brit | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kātəri or ā.tri adjective Etymology: masticate + ory 1. : used for chewing : adapted to mastication masticatory limbs of an arthropod 2. : of, relating to, or involving the organs of… … Useful english dictionary
masticatory — I. noun (plural ries) Date: 1583 a substance chewed to increase saliva II. adjective Date: 1611 1. used for or adapted to chewing < masticatory limbs of an arthropod > 2. of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication … New Collegiate Dictionary
SANIELEVICI, HENRIC — (1875–1951), Romanian literary critic and biologist. Born in Botoşani, Moldavia, Sanielevici pursued two entirely separate careers, one scientific and the other literary. His polemical gifts revealed themselves in the articles which he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… … Medical dictionary
Trigeminal nerve — Nerve: Trigeminal nerve Trigeminal nerve, shown in yellow … Wikipedia
Digestion — For the industrial process, see anaerobic digestion. For the treatment of precipitates in analytical chemistry, see Precipitation (chemistry)#Digestion. Entrails redirects here. For the practice of reading entrails, see Extispicy. Digestion is… … Wikipedia
