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What (who) is buccinator - definition

MUSCLE OF FACE
Buccinator; Musculus buccinator; Buccinator muscles

buccinator         
['b?ks?ne?t?]
¦ noun Anatomy a flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek.
Origin
C17: from L., from buccinare 'blow a trumpet'.
Buccinator         
·noun A muscle of the cheek;
- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.
Buccinator lymph node         
Buccal lymph nodes; Nodus lymphoideus buccinatorius; Buccinator lymph nodes
The buccinator lymph node or nodes are one or more lymph nodes placed on the Buccinator opposite the angle of the mouth.

Wikipedia

Buccinator muscle

The buccinator () is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face. It forms the anterior part of the cheek or the lateral wall of the oral cavity.