See Also: masticatory force(medicine)
masticatory(dictionary)
masticatory(medicine)
masticatory nucleus(medicine)
masticatory system(medicine)
masticatory surface(medicine)
masticatory apparatus(medicine)
masticatory spasm(medicine)
masticatory muscles(medicine)
masticatory diplegia(medicine)

infield (iou) and masticatory force (medicine)


infield (iou)



infield noun & adverb. L15.
[from IN-1 + FIELD noun.]
A. noun.
The (usu. arable) farmland lying near a farmstead; transf. arable land as opp. to pasture; land regularly manured and cropped. L15.
infield and outfield Hist. a system of husbandry confining manuring and tillage to the infield land.
Baseball. The area enclosed within the base lines, the diamond; each of the four fielders stationed on its boundaries. M19.
Cricket. The part of the playing area near the wicket; any fielder(s) stationed in this area. L19.
The area enclosed by a racetrack. US. E20.
b. adverb. In or towards the centre of a playing field. M19.

masticatory force (medicine)


masticatory force -->
force of mastication


The motive force created by the dynamic action of the muscles during the physiologic act of mastication.

Synonym: biting strength, masticatory force.