buccal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈbʌk.əl/, /ˈbjʌk.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, distolingual, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesiobuccal, mesiolingual, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Derived terms

• buccal cavity
• transbuccal