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Masseter vs Buccinator - What's the difference?

masseter | buccinator |

As nouns the difference between masseter and buccinator

is that masseter is the large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication while buccinator is a thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.

masseter

English

(wikipedia masseter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.

    • Derived terms

    * masseteral * masseteric

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    buccinator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.