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masticatory apparatus mas·ti·ca·to·ry sys·temthe organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication: the jaws, teeth with their supporting structures, temporomandibular joint, muscles of mastication, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa. Synonym(s): dental apparatus, masticatory apparatus (1) masticatory apparatus (măs′tĭ-kă-tŏr″ē ăp″ă-răt′ĭs, -rā′tĭs) The teeth, jaws, muscles of mastication, and the temporomandibular joints; used for chewing.sto·ma·tog·nath·ic sys·tem (stō'mă-tog-nath'ik sis'tĕm) All structures involved in speech and in reception, mastication, and deglutition of food.
Synonym(s): masticatory apparatus (2) . |