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temporalis muscle vs skeletal muscle

skeletal muscle vs temporalis muscle

temporalis muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
temporalis muscle Yes No No No
skeletal muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of temporalis muscle; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than temporalis muscle:
  • temporalis 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 temporalis muscle include striated muscle.
temporalis 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 temporalis muscle and skeletal muscle

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