buccal

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin bucca (the cheek) +‎ -al.

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buccal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
    Synonyms: (of a tooth) facial, genal
    buccal surface of the molars
    buccal branch of the facial nerve
  2. Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.
    buccal cavity
  3. (pharmacology) 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. (linguistics) supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

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French

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Etymology

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Learned word formed from the root of Latin bucca (whence French bouche) with the suffix -al.

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

  1. buccal (of, relating to, or lying in the mouth)

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