buccal

English

Etymology

From Latin bucca (“cheek; mouth”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈbʌk.əl/, /ˈbjuk.əl/
• Homophone: buckle

Adjective

buccal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.
2. (dentistry, of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek.
3. (medicine, of a drug) 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.

Antonyms

• (of a tooth): mesial

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ distal,‎ distobuccal,‎ distofacial,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiolingual,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry)[edit]}

Derived terms

• buccal cavity
• buccal pumping
• transbuccal

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French

Adjective

buccal m (feminine buccale, masculine plural buccaux, feminine plural buccales)

1. buccal