buccal

1. (not-comparable, relational) Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
2. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.
3. (not-comparable) 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.
4. (not-comparable) supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌk.əl/

Etymology

From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al.

Synonyms

oral

parietal

verbal

zygomatic

of the mouth

cheek-related

bucco-

Translations

bucal

buccal

στοματικός

bucal

zur Wange gehörend

oral

buccal

bucal

buccale

mondeling

oraal

buccaal

van de wang

orau

oral