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Definition of: masseter
(ma·sē′tər) noun Anat.
A masticatory muscle connected with the lower jaw. [<NL <Gk. masētēr chewer <masasthai chew]
—mas·se·ter·ic (mas′ə·ter′ik), mas′se·ter′ine (-ēn, -īn) adjective
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