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cheek (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term bucca (par)
Specific (formal) par buccarum
Generic term bucca
Official term cheek (pair)
Formal official term pair of cheeks
Generic term cheek
Unit identifier TAH:U2290
Entity identifiers TAH:E2290; E44540; E44541; E44542
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit cheek (pair)
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: anterior part of mouth
Taxonomic links Level 1: subdivision of cardinal part of human body Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: subdivision of head Short Extended
Level 3: subdivision of face
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the fleshy portion of the side of the face, constituting the lateral wall of the oral cavity.
Encyclopedic definition Lateral wall of vestibule of mouth.
Taxonomic definition A cheek is a subdivision of mouth [divisio oris ] which is delimitating laterally the oral vestibule.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
TAH:U2276
TAH:U17617
TAH:U2290 cheek (pair) UOS
Total
3 children
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026