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52james commented on the word masoteric
I found "masoteric" in Mona Simpson's The Lost Father, where it's probably a misspelling of "masseteric," which is a jaw jerk reflex of the trigeminal nerve. With lower jaw held open a little, a downward blow to chin just below lower lip elicits a masseteric reflex, in which jaw jerks closed.
March 24, 2016