temporalis Syllabification: (tem·po·ral·is)Pronunciation: /ˌtempəˈraləs, -ˈrālis/Definition of temporalis noun Anatomy a fan-shaped muscle that runs from the side of the skull to the back of the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing. Origin: late 17th century: from late Latintemporalis in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of temporalis in the British & World English dictionary
