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Definition of Musculus buccinator

1. Noun. A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth.

Medical Definition of Musculus buccinator

1. Origin, posterior portion of alveolar portion of maxilla and mandible and pterygomandibular raphe; insertion, orbicularis oris at angle of mouth; action, flattens cheek, retracts angle of mouth; nerve supply, facial. Plays an important role in mastication, working with tongue to keep food between teeth; when it is paralysed, food accumulates in the oral vestibule. A muscle of the cheek; so called from its use in blowing wind instruments. Origin: L, a trumpeter, fr. Bucinare to sound the trumpet. Synonym: musculus buccinator, cheek muscle. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Musculus buccinator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Die Anatomie der menschlichen Gehirn-nerven für Studirende und Ärtze by Nikolaus Rüdinger (1868)
"... gegen den musculus buccinator. dessen Muskelfasern sie versorgen. ... wegen Lähmung des musculus buccinator nicht in dio innere Mundhöhle zurückbringen. ..."

2. Die Anatomie der menschlichen Gehirn-nerven für Studirende und Ärtze by Nikolaus Rüdinger (1868)
"... gegen den musculus buccinator. dessen Muskelfasern sie versorgen. ... wegen Lähmung des musculus buccinator nicht in dio innere Mundhöhle zurückbringen. ..."

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