jowl

1 the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone]

2 a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

English

Pronunciation

• joul, /dʒaʊl/, /dZaUl/

  Rhymes: -aʊl

Noun

1. the cheek; the jaw.
2. a fold of fatty flesh under the chin

Translations

jaw

• Bosnian: vilica
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: вилица

  Roman: vilica

fold of flesh

• Bosnian: podvaljak
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: подваљак

  Roman: podvaljak

Derived terms

• jowly
• cheek and jowl
• tooth-to-jowl

Cheeks (Latin: buccae) constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear.

It is fleshy in humans and other mammals, the skin being suspended by the chin and the jaws, and forming the lateral wall of the human mouth, visibly touching the cheekbone below the eye. In vertebrates, markings on the cheek area (malar stripes/spots/...), particularly immediately beneath the eye, often serve as important distinguishing features between species or individuals.

"Buccal" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve.

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