buccinator
UK/ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/US/ˈbʌk.səˌneɪ.tɚ/
buccinator noun: a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
Noun
buccinator (plural buccinators or buccinatores)
- A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
- Until now there has been no definitive anatomical study describing the area where the parotid duct enters the buccinator muscle.
- What a language it is, with all the organs of speech in loud concert - tongue, teeth, and tonsils, lips and larynx, buccinator and schnozzola!1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 109
buccinator meaning in Tamil
buccinator in Tamil
- ஊத்தசை, கன்னத்தசை
Forms of buccinator
| plural | buccinators |
|---|---|
| plural | buccinatores |
| alternative form | bucinator |
Origin of buccinator
Borrowed from Latin buccinātor (“trumpeter”), from buccinō (“blow the trumpet”) + -tor (“-ator, -er”).
Questions about buccinator
- What does buccinator mean?
- Buccinator means a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
- What is buccinator in Tamil?
- Buccinator in Tamil is ஊத்தசை, கன்னத்தசை. See Buccinator meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is buccinator?
- Buccinator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce buccinator?
- Buccinator is pronounced /ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of buccinator?
- The plural of buccinator is buccinators.
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