Adjacent Words

Buccal definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or toward the cheek
2: lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
3: oriented toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin bucca cheek Date: 1720 1. of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying a cheek <the buccal surface of a tooth> <the buccal branch of the facial nerve> 2. of, relating to, involving, or lying in the mouth <the buccal cavity> • buccally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or relating to the cheek. 2 of or in the mouth. Etymology: L bucca cheek

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buccal Buc"cal, a. [L. bucca cheek: cf. F. buccal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.