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Bichat(medicine)
Bichat's fat-pad(medicine)
Bichat's canal(medicine)
Bichat's tunic(medicine)
Bichat's protuberance(medicine)
Bichat's membrane(medicine)
Bichat's ligament(medicine)
Bichat's fossa(medicine)
Bichat's foramen(medicine)

Bichat's fat-pad (medicine)


Bichat's fat-pad -->
buccal fat-pad


An encapsuled mass of fat 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.

Synonym: corpus adiposum buccae, Bichat's fat-pad, Bichat's protuberance, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad.