adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek. not-comparable, relational

   "buccal surface of the molars"

2. 2
   Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth. not-comparable

   "buccal cavity"

3. 3
   Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip. not-comparable
4. 4
   supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located wordnet
2. 2
   of or relating to or toward the cheek wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

facialgenalgenaloraloraloromucosal

Antonyms

All antonyms

lingual

Example

More examples

"buccal branch of the facial nerve"

Etymology

From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al. By surface analysis, bucc- + -al.

Related phrases

buccal cavitybuccal fat extractionbuccal fat removalbuccal massbuccal nervebuccal pitbuccal pumping

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