See Also: nodal point(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
masticatory(medicine)
masticatory(dictionary)
masticatory surface(medicine)
masticatory apparatus(medicine)
masticatory diplegia(medicine)
masticatory force(medicine)
masticatory muscles(medicine)
masticatory spasm(medicine)

masticatory system (medicine) and nodal point (medicine)


masticatory system (medicine)


masticatory system


The 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: dental apparatus, masticatory apparatus.


nodal point (medicine)


nodal point


One of two point's in a compound optical system so related that a ray directed toward the first point will appear to have passed through the second point parallel to its original direction.

Synonym: axial point.