Definitions for buccinatorˈbʌk səˌneɪ tər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
buc•ci•na•torˈbʌk səˌneɪ tər(n.)
a thin, flat muscle of the cheek region, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of buccinator:
1665–75; < NL; L buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter
Wiktionary
buccinator(Noun)
a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
Origin: a trumpeter, from bucinare to sound the trumpet.
Webster Dictionary
Buccinator(noun)
a muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments
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