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masticatory

Relating to mastication.

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mas·ti·ca·to·ry 'mas-ti-kə-.tōr-ē, -.tȯr- adj

1) used for or adapted to chewing <the \masticatory muscles>

2) of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication <\masticatory paralysis>

masticatory n, pl -ries a substance chewed to increase saliva

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mas·ti·ca·to·ry (masґtĭ-kə-tor″e) 1. subserving or pertaining to mastication; affecting the muscles of mastication. 2. a remedy to be chewed but not swallowed.

Medical dictionary. 2011.