buccal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bucca “cheek” or “mouth”

[edit] Adjective

buccal

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. See mesial.
3. (medicine) a drug delivery method where the drug is 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.

[edit] See also

• transbuccal