Cheek muscle

Introduction: Cheek muscle

Description of Cheek muscle

Cheek muscle: SYN: buccinator (muscle).
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Cheek muscle: a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Cheek muscle: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cheek muscle:

• Cheek
• Muscle

Terms associated with Cheek muscle:

Terms Similar to Cheek muscle:

• buccinator muscle
• musculus buccinator

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Cheek muscle

• facial muscle

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Cheek muscle

The following list attempts to classify Cheek muscle into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• facial muscle
• skeletal muscle,striated muscle
• muscle,musculus
• contractile organ,contractor
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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