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buccinator

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buc⋅ci⋅na⋅tor

  [buhk-suh-ney-ter]
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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; < NL; L buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equiv. to būcinā(re) to signal on a trumpet (v. deriv. of būcina curved trumpet or horn) + -tor -tor

Related forms:
buc⋅ci⋅na⋅to⋅ry  [buhk-suh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, buhk-suh-ney-tuh-ree] , adjective
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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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Main Entry: buc·ci·na·tor
Pronunciation: 'b&k-s&-"nAt-&r
Function: noun
: a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheekand serving to compress the cheek against the teeth and to retract the angle of the mouth called also buccinator muscle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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