What does buccinator mean?
Buccinator means (anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek..
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/ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/ · noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek..
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!
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Buccinator means (anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek..
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Until now there has been no definitive anatomical study describing the area where the parotid duct enters the buccinator muscle.
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