cheek pouch

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cheek pouch

A pocketlike fold of skin in the cheeks of various animals, such as squirrels, gophers, and monkeys, that functions as a means of carrying food.

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cheek pouch

(Zoology) a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents and some other mammals: used for holding food

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cheek′ pouch`

a sac in the cheek of certain animals, as squirrels, in which food may be carried.

[1825–35]

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cheek pouch - a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)

pouch, pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

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The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of intravenously and topically applied pLc on microvascular permeability increase induced by I/R in the hamster cheek pouch preparation.

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Chipmunks also gather food in their cheek pouches and carry it back to store in their homes.