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Definition of Cheek pouch
1. Noun. A membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher).
Definition of Cheek pouch
1. Noun. (anatomy zoology) A pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheek Pouch
Literary usage of Cheek pouch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1895)
"... because the paralysis affects the cheek-pouch, and it was possible, from the
natural action of the animal, to determine whether tactile sensibility was ..."
2. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Homburger, F. Mechanical irritation, polycyclic hydrocarbons, and snuff. Effects on
facial skin, cheek pouch, and oral mucosa in Syrian hamsters. ..."
3. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1918)
"In the left cheek pouch there was an area with characteristic lacework and distinct
papules and there was a white plaque in the right cheek pouch. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1871)
"The cheek-pouch slip pulls that organ directly backward, and appears to be in
antagonism with the special orbicular muscle that surrounds and contracts the ..."
5. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"We further found hamster cheek-pouch mucosa to be more resistant than forestomach
... Recently, we succeeded in inducing cheek-pouch tumours in hamsters by ..."
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