Buccinator meaning
The thin, flat muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
noun
The flat muscle of the cheek, which compresses it and retracts the corners of the mouth.
noun
The thin, flat muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
noun
A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
noun
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Origin of buccinator
- Latin buccinātor trumpeter (from its being the chief muscle used in blowing) from buccinātus past participle of buccināre to blow a horn from būcina, buccina horn, trumpet gwou- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin, a trumpeter, from bucinare to sound the trumpet.
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