buccinator

noun

buc·ci·na·tor | \ ˈbək-sə-ˌnā-tər

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: a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek

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buccinator

noun

buc·ci·na·tor | \ ˈbək-sə-ˌnāt-ər

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Medical Definition of buccinator

: a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek and serving to compress the cheek against the teeth and to retract the angle of the mouth

— called also buccinator muscle

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