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Buccinator
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Buccinator
Buc`ci·na'tor noun [ Latin , a trumpeter, from bucinare to sound the trumpet.] (Anat.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/107
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buccinator
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior portion of alveolar portion of maxilla and mandible and pterygomandibular raphe; insertion, orbicularis oris at angle of mouth; action, flattens cheek, retracts angle of mouth; nerve supply, facial. Plays an important role in mastication, working with tongue... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?buccinator
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Buccinator
• (n.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/buccinator/
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Buccinator
[disambiguation] The buccinator muscle is a muscle at the side of the face. Buccinator may also refer to: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinator_(disambiguation)
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buccinator
Type: Term Pronunciation: buk′si-nā′tēr See: buccinator (muscle) Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=12627
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Buccinator
The buccinator is a flat thin muscle of the cheek. It compresses the cheeks and retracts the angle of the mouth, thereby assisting mastication and regulating the expulsion of air in whistling or playing a wind- instrument. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EB.HTM
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buccinator
(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. facial muscle of cheek; origin, posterior portion of alveolar portion of maxilla and mandible and pterygomandibular raphe; insertion, angle of mouth; also become interspersed with more horizontal portions of the orbicularis oris; action, flattens cheek, ret... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=56649
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buccinator
Latin = trumpeter - hence the muscle which blows air out from the cheek under pressure. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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