Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buccal

/ˈbʌkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: buc-cal
IPA: /ˈbʌkəl/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

adj

Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

adj

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.

adj

supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

Example Sentences

"buccal surface of the molars"
"buccal branch of the facial nerve"
"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."
"buccal cavity"

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.

Derived Forms

alveolobuccal anterobuccal axiobuccal buccalization buccalize buccally buccalwards cerebrobuccal cervicobuccal circumbuccal distobuccal dorsobuccal

Phrases

buccal cavity buccal fat extraction buccal fat removal buccal mass buccal nerve buccal pit buccal pumping bucco-

Synonyms

facial genal oral

Homonyms

buckle

Rhymes With

ducal buechel chuckle buckle knuckle suckle muckle unbuckle huckle truckle ruckle nasobuccal

Questions

How do you pronounce buccal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌkəl/.
What does buccal mean?: Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
Where does buccal come from?: 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.

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