BUCCOPHARYNGEAL FASCIA
\bˈʌkəfˌɑːɹɪnd͡ʒˌi͡əl fˈe͡ɪʃiə], \bˈʌkəfˌɑːɹɪndʒˌiəl fˈeɪʃiə], \b_ˈʌ_k_ə_f_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ_ˌiə_l f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_i__ə]\
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A f. which covers the external surface of the buccinator muscle, and is prolonged backward beneath the masseter muscle to the pterygomaxillary ligament, whence it extends over the lateral wall of the pharynx and then joins with the deep cervical f.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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