Buccinator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buccinator is a noun meaning (anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
Meaning
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
Example Sentences
Until now there has been no definitive anatomical study describing the area where the parotid duct enters the buccinator muscle.
What a language it is, with all the organs of speech in loud concert - tongue, teeth, and tonsils, lips and larynx, buccinator and schnozzola!
Word Forms
- buccinators
- buccinatores
- bucinator
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bucca, buccula, buccalization, zygomaticum, buccoversion, cheekbone.
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