buccal

[ buhk-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Anatomy.

of or relating to the cheek.
pertaining to the sides of the mouth or to the mouth; oral.
Dentistry. directed toward the cheek. Compare distal ( def 2 ), mesial ( def 2 ).

buccal

/ ˈbʌkəl /

Origin of buccal¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from New Latin buccālis, equivalent to Latin bucca “cheek, mouth” + -ālis adjective suffix; bucco-, -al ¹

Origin of buccal¹

C19: from Latin bucca cheek

The ear communicates with the buccal cavity by the Eustachian tube, so does the branchial chamber by means of the gill-slits.

The fifth cusp always appears in the middle of the heel, or between the posterior lingual and the posterior buccal.

The lingual tubercle is very constant on the first bicuspid of man and is as well developed as the buccal.

They, however, resemble even as much in arrangement and greater number the buccal cirri of Amphioxus.

Rod-like cuticular continuation of inner jaw, lying in a pit of the buccal cavity.

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