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CHEEK MUSCLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheek muscle mean? 

CHEEK MUSCLE (noun)
  The noun CHEEK MUSCLE has 1 sense:

1. a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouthplay

  Familiarity information: CHEEK MUSCLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEEK MUSCLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

buccinator muscle; cheek muscle; musculus buccinator

Hypernyms ("cheek muscle" is a kind of...):

facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)

Holonyms ("cheek muscle" is a part of...):

cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)


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