buccal.
Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
Meaning & usage
Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
buccal surface of the molars
buccal branch of the facial nerve
Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.
buccal cavity
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.
supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin bucca Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English buccal From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al. By surface analysis, bucc- + -al.
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