FromLatinbucca(“the cheek”) +-al.
buccal (notcomparable)
- (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Of, relating to, near, involving, orsupplying thecheek.
- Synonyms:(of a tooth)facial,genal
buccal surface of the molars
buccal branch of the facial nerve
2015 August 19, Mansur Rahnamaet al., “Analysis of the Influence of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Osteocalcin Gene Expression in Postmenopausal Women”, inBioMed Research International[1], volume2015,→DOI:Obtainedbuccal 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.
- Of, relating to, orlying in themouth.
buccal cavity
- (pharmacology)Administered in themouth, not byswallowing but byabsorption through theskin of thecheek; often by placing between the topgum and the inside of thelip.
- (linguistics) supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.
of or relating to the cheek
dentistry: on the side facing the cheek
administered in the mouth
Learned word formed from the root ofLatinbucca (whence Frenchbouche) with the suffix-al.
buccal (femininebuccale,masculine pluralbuccaux,feminine pluralbuccales)
- buccal (of, relating to, orlying in themouth)
