How do you use Masticatory in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Masticatory in a sentence
Masticatory meaning
Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.
Using Masticatory
- The main meaning on this page is: Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.
Context around Masticatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Masticatory
- In this selection, "masticatory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, muscles, apparatus and system stand out and add context to how "masticatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include activity in masticatory muscles citation and of the masticatory system a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "masticatory" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with masticatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As in modern rodents, this masticatory apparatus formed an efficient chopping device. (12 words)
The pain discourages use of the masticatory system (a similar phenomenon in other chronic pain conditions is termed "fear avoidance" behavior), which leads to reduced muscle flexibility, tone, strength and endurance. (31 words)
Although occlusal features may affect observed electrical activity in masticatory muscles, citation there are no statistically significant differences in the number of occlusal abnormalities in people with TMD and in people without TMD. (33 words)
Although occlusal features may affect observed electrical activity in masticatory muscles, citation there are no statistically significant differences in the number of occlusal abnormalities in people with TMD and in people without TMD. (33 words)
The pain discourages use of the masticatory system (a similar phenomenon in other chronic pain conditions is termed "fear avoidance" behavior), which leads to reduced muscle flexibility, tone, strength and endurance. (31 words)
As in modern rodents, this masticatory apparatus formed an efficient chopping device. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Although occlusal features may affect observed electrical activity in masticatory muscles, citation there are no statistically significant differences in the number of occlusal abnormalities in people with TMD and in people without TMD.
As in modern rodents, this masticatory apparatus formed an efficient chopping device.
The pain discourages use of the masticatory system (a similar phenomenon in other chronic pain conditions is termed "fear avoidance" behavior), which leads to reduced muscle flexibility, tone, strength and endurance.