buccal

adj
/ˈbʌkəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin bucca Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.

  1. borrowed from bocka
  2. formed as buccal — “bucca + -al

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

    • buccal surface of the molars
    • buccal branch of the facial nerve
    • Obtained buccal epithelium and newly drawn, uncentrifuged blood collected in an EDTA tube were used for analysis of gene expression: a control GAPDH gene and Osteocalcin gene.
  2. Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

    • buccal cavity
  3. Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the…

    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.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

The neighborhood

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