sucking pad


pad

 [pad] a cushion-like mass of soft material.abdominal pad a pad for the absorption of discharges from abdominal wounds, or for packing off abdominal viscera to improve exposure during surgery. Called also laparotomy pad.dinner pad a pad placed over the stomach before a plaster jacket is applied; the pad is then removed to leave space under the jacket to take care of expansion of the stomach after eating.infrapatellar fat pad a large pad of fat lying behind and below the patella.knuckle p's nodular thickenings of the skin on the dorsal surface of the interphalangeal joints.laparotomy pad abdominal p.sucking pad (suctorial pad) a lobulated mass of fat that occupies the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator muscle. It is well developed in infants.

buc·cal fat-pad

an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle, especially marked in the infant; supposed to strengthen and support the cheek during the act of sucking. Synonym(s): corpus adiposum buccae [TA], Bichat fat-pad, Bichat protuberance, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad

sucking pad

A mass of fat in the cheeks, esp. well developed in an infant, aiding sucking. Synonym: Bichat's fat pad; buccal fat padSee also: pad