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noun Anatomy.
a thin, flat muscle lining the cheek, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.
Origin:
1665–75; < Neo-Latin; Latin buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equivalent to būcinā(re) to signal on a trumpet (verbal derivative of būcina curved trumpet or horn) + -tor -tor
1665–75; < Neo-Latin; Latin buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equivalent to būcinā(re) to signal on a trumpet (verbal derivative of būcina curved trumpet or horn) + -tor -tor
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Buccinator
is always a great word to know.
So is fibula. Does it mean:
| the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle |
| a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle |
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