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temporal muscle vs skeletal muscle

skeletal muscle vs temporal muscle

temporal muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
temporal muscle Yes No No No
skeletal muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of temporal muscle; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than temporal muscle:
  • temporal muscle: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
  • skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Other hypernyms of temporal muscle include striated muscle.
temporal muscle (noun) skeletal muscle (noun)
muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Difference between temporal muscle and skeletal muscle

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