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| Term | buccinator |
| Pronunciation | BUK-suh-nay-tur |
| See also | buccal |
| Definition | The broad, thin muscle of the cheek, which flattens the cheek and retracts the corners of the mouth. It attaches to the mandible and the maxilla in the molar region and to a ligament of the throat, and its fibers extend into the orbicularis oris. |
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