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Cheek muscle

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buccinator muscleThe buccinator (OED 2nd edition, 1989.Entry "buccinator" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.) is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face.
musculus buccinatornouna muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
cheekbonenounThe small prominent bone of the cheek.
cheek pouchnoun(anatomy, zoology) A pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food.
cheekbonesnounThe small prominent bone of the cheek.
musculaturenounThe collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
muscle tonenoun(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.
cheekpiecenounA piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
musclesnounChris Copulos (born 1986 or 1987 ), better known by his stage name Muscles, is an Australian electronica musician.
muscularitynoun(bodybuilding) The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed.
gluteal musclenounany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
jawlinenounThe lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by the jawbone.
cheekinessnounThe state of being cheeky
muscle fibernoun(anatomy) A single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.
pectoral musclenounEach of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
skeletal musclenoun(anatomy) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.
shoulder jointnounThe glenohumeral joint.
collarbonenounThe bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
collar bonenounAlternative spelling of collarbone. [The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.]
muscularHaving large, well-developed muscles.

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