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Webster 1913 Edition


Buccal

Buc′cal

,
Adj.
[L.
bucca
cheek: cf. F.
buccal
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.

Webster 1828 Edition


Buccal

BUC'CAL

,
Adj.
[L. bucca, the cheek.] Pertaining to the cheek. The buccal glands are the small glands of the mouth,under the cheek, which secrete saliva.

Definition 2024


buccal

buccal

English

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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.

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French

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. buccal