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cheek

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001567

A fleshy subdivision of one side of the face bounded by an eye, ear and the nose. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek ]

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

Surface structure that includes the scales, skin, and muscles that are located ventral and posterior to the eye.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000008

In many animals the inside of the cheek is lined with mucous membrane covered with stratified squamous epithelium and supplied with secretions from buccal glands.

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Chica_cachetona.jpg

has related synonym

jowl, buccae

id

UBERON:0001567

prefLabel

Cheek