Body Location or Region
cheek Audio
cheek [ cheek ]
Subclass of:
Stomatognathic System; Face
Definitions related to cheek:
  • The soft tissue on the lateral aspects of the face, generally bounded by the eyes, nose, ear, and jaw line.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The fleshy part of the face bounded by the eyes, nose, ear, and jaw line.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The part of the face that is below the eye and to the side of the nose and mouth.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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