Cheek

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This article is about the anatomical feature. For the surname, see Cheek (surname).

The Cheeks (Latin: malar) are the fleshy area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear, 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.

Girl with prominent cheeks.

In the animal kingdom, markings on the cheek area, particularly immediately beneath the eye, can serve as important distinguishing features amongst different species.

• Cheek piercing is a rare form of body piercing. "Buccal" means relating to the cheek.

The word is also used

• metaphorically as a euphemism for either of the two buttocks, also denoted as either a left or right cheek.
• to describe a dog resulting from the breeding of a Chihuahua and a Pekingese. This is a not a pure breed, but a mixed breed.
• a manifestion of impertinence (hence cheeky)
• to describe the outside wooden part of a block, esp. the undercarriage of a muzzle-loading ship's cannon (17th century).

Human anatomical features

HEAD: Skull - Forehead – Eye – Ear – Nose – Mouth – Tongue – Teeth – Jaw – Face – Cheek – Chin NECK: Throat – Adam's apple - Larynx TORSO: Shoulders – Spine – Chest – Breast – Ribcage – Abdomen – Belly button Sex organs (Penis/Scrotum/Testicle/Clitoris/Vagina/Ovary/Uterus) – Hip – Anus – Buttocks LIMBS: Arm – Elbow – Forearm – Wrist – Hand – Finger (Thumb - Index finger - Middle finger - Ring finger - Little finger) – Leg – Lap – Thigh – Knee – Calf – Heel – Ankle – Foot – Toe (Hallux) SKIN: Hair