buccal pad

buccal pad
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English-Arabic Medical Dictionary. 2013.

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  • Buccal fat pad — The buccal fat pad (Bichat s fat pad) is an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle in the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator. It is well developed in… …   Wikipedia

  • pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a …   Medical dictionary

  • buccal space — a tissue space lateral to the buccopharyngeal fascia, between the buccinator and masseter muscles; it contains the buccal fat pad, Stensen duct, and the facial artery …   Medical dictionary

  • buccal fat pad — corpus adiposum buccae …   Medical dictionary

  • fat-pad — An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. SYN: corpus adiposum [TA], fat body. Bichat fat pad SYN: buccal fat pad. buccal fat pad an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator …   Medical dictionary

  • Fat pad — may refer to:* Buccal fat pad * Fat pad sign …   Wikipedia

  • Cheek — This article is about the anatomical feature. For other uses, see Cheek (disambiguation). Cheek Girl with prominent (puffy) cheeks. Latin bucca …   Wikipedia

  • body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the …   Medical dictionary

  • Mouth assessment — Nursing Assessment of the Mouth The mouth is the beginning of the digestive system and a big part of the airway for the respiratory system. This is a very important part of the total patient health assessment. Prior to beginning any assessment of …   Wikipedia

  • Parotid duct — Right parotid gland. Deep and anterior aspects. (Parotid duct labeled at center right.) …   Wikipedia

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