buccinator

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin buccinātor (trumpeter), from buccinō (blow the trumpet) +‎ -tor (-ator, -er).

Pronunciation

Noun

buccinator (plural buccinators or buccinatores)

  1. (anatomy) 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.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

buccinātor m (genitive buccinātōris, feminine buccinātrīx); third declension

  1. Alternative spelling of būcinātor.

Descendants

  • English: buccinator

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French buccinateur.

Noun

buccinator m (plural buccinatori)

  1. (anatomy) buccinator

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative buccinator buccinatorul buccinatori buccinatorii
genitive-dative buccinator buccinatorului buccinatori buccinatorilor
vocative buccinatorule buccinatorilor