temporal muscle vs temporalis

temporal muscle and temporalis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temporal muscle	Yes	No	No	No
temporalis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, temporal muscle and temporalis are synonyms defined as:

temporal muscle and temporalis: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws

Other synonyms of temporal muscle include musculus temporalis, temporalis muscle.

temporal muscle (noun)	temporalis (noun)
muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws	muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws