http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#buccal_fat_pad

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label: [en] buccal fat pad
comment: [en] An encapsuled mass of fat in in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle, especially marked in the infant; supposed to strengthen and support the cheek during the act of sucking
organNo: [] 20673
ACC: [] cy0017060
label: [med] Corpus adiposum buccae
label: [de] Bichat-Wangenfettpfropf
comment: [de] befindet sich zwischen Musculus buccinator und Musculus masseter; verhindert beim Saugen das Einfallen der Wange, erh?ht so die Saugkraft
nameEnglishSynonym: [] Bichat's fat pad, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad
speciesNo: [] 86