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Noun: buccal artery
  1. A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
    "The dentist was careful to avoid damaging the buccal artery during the wisdom tooth extraction";
    - arteria buccalis

Derived forms: buccal arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Part of: cheek

Encyclopedia: Buccal artery