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buccinator

noun buc·ci·na·tor \ˈbək-sə-ˌnā-tər\

Definition of BUCCINATOR

:  a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek
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Origin of BUCCINATOR

New Latin, from Latin bucinator trumpeter, from bucinare to sound on the trumpet, from bucina trumpet, from bov-, bos cow + canere to sing, play — more at cow, chant
First Known Use: 1615

Rhymes with BUCCINATOR

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Medical Dictionary

buccinator

noun buc·ci·na·tor \ˈbək-sə-ˌnāt-ər\

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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