buc·ci·na·tor
(bŭk′sĭ-nā′tər)n. The thin, flat muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
[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; see
gwou- in
Indo-European roots.]
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buccinator
(ˈbʌksɪˌneɪtə) n (Anatomy) a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
[C17: from Latin, from buccināre to sound the trumpet, from buccina trumpet]
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buc•ci•na•tor
(ˈbʌk səˌneɪ tər)
n. a thin, flat muscle of the cheek region, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.
[1665–75; < New Latin; Latin buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter]
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