MUSCULUS BUCCINATOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

Synonyms:

buccinator muscle; cheek muscle; musculus buccinator

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("musculus buccinator" is a kind of...):

facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)

Holonyms ("musculus buccinator" is a part of...):

cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)

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