buccal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbʌkəl/
- [ˈbʌkɫ̩]
Etymology
Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin bucca Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English buccal From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al. By surface analysis, bucc- + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, relational) Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
Obtained buccal epithelium and newly drawn, uncentrifuged blood collected in an EDTA tube were used for analysis of gene expression: a control GAPDH gene and Osteocalcin gene.
2015 August 19, Mansur Rahnama et al., “Analysis of the Influence of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Osteocalcin Gene Expression in Postmenopausal Women”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:buccal surface of the molars
buccal branch of the facial nerve
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.
buccal cavity
- (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.
- (not-comparable) supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.
Deriveds
buccal pit · prebuccal · mesiobuccal · buccalwards · midbuccal · buccalize · intrabuccal · buccal fat removal · gingivobuccal · postbuccal · alveolobuccal · cerebrobuccal · peribuccal · buccal fat extraction · buccal nerve · dorsobuccal · mesobuccal · suprabuccal · axiobuccal · buccal mass · buccal pumping · occlusobuccal · extrabuccal · bucco- · anterobuccal · parabuccal · ipsilateralbuccal · orobuccal · nasobuccal · buccalization · circumbuccal · infrabuccal · transbuccal · buccal cavity · cervicobuccal · buccally · posterobuccal · distobuccal · nonbuccal
Synonyms
Translations (11)
cmn 頰的 /颊的 (of or relating to the cheek) · pl doustny (administered in the mouth) · ru щёчный (of or relating to the cheek) · uk щі́чний (of or relating to the cheek) · cmn 頰側的 /颊侧的 (dentistry: on the side facing the cheek) · fi bukkaalinen (dentistry: on the side facing the cheek) · fi poski- (of or relating to the cheek) · fi bukkaalinen (administered in the mouth) · pl policzkowy (dentistry: on the side facing the cheek) · pl policzkowy (of or relating to the cheek) · ru букка́льный (of or relating to the cheek)