🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

咀嚼的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jǔjué de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Masticatory/ˈmæstɪkətəri/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"颞下颌关节是重要的咀嚼结构。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the process of chewing.

    "The dentist examined the patient's masticatory muscles for signs of tension."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from late Latin masticatorius, from Latin masticat- ('chewed'), from the verb masticare.

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