buccinator
[ buhk-suh-ney-ter ]
/ ˈbʌk səˌneɪ tər /
noun Anatomy.
a thin, flat muscle lining the cheek, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.
Origin of buccinator
1665–75; < New Latin; Latin
buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equivalent to
būcinā(re) to signal on a trumpet (verbal derivative of
būcina curved trumpet or horn) +
-tor
-tor
OTHER WORDS FROM buccinator
buc·ci·na·to·ry [buhk-suh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, buhk-suh-ney-tuh-ree] /ˈbʌk sə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌbʌk səˈneɪ tə ri/, adjectiveWords nearby buccinator
buccal gland,
buccal nerve,
buccaneer,
buccaro,
bucchero,
buccinator,
bucco-,
buccogingival,
buccolabial,
buccolingual,
buccopharyngeal
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British Dictionary definitions for buccinator
buccinator
/ (ˈbʌksɪˌneɪtə) /
noun
a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
Word Origin for buccinator
C17: from Latin, from
buccināre to sound the trumpet, from
buccina trumpet