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Stomatognathic System > Cheek
Body Regions > Head > Face > Cheek

Preferred term

Cheek  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bucca
  • Buccas

Note

  • for that external portion of face or that internal portion of mouth; NIM for hamster cheek pouch; buccal mucosa = MOUTH MUCOSA (IM) + CHEEK (NIM); cheek bone fracture = ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES

Scope note

  • The part of the face that is below the eye and to the side of the nose and mouth.

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002610

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