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buccinator muscle

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Noun1.buccinator muscle - a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
cheek muscle, musculus buccinator
facial muscle - any of the skeletal muscles of the face
cheek - either side of the face below the eyes


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The angle between the medial surface of the mandible and the buccinator muscle limits the buccotemporal space.
Organ of Chievitz by Tschen, Jaime Antonio / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
[5,1,12] Other episodes have been attributed to anatomic abnormalities, including a patulous Stensen's duct, [4] masseter muscle hypertrophy, [5] and buccinator muscle weakness.
Pneumoparotid: A case report and review of its pathogenesis, ... by Misko, Glen / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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