buccal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) +‎ -al. By surface analysis, bucc- +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌkəl/, [ˈbʌkɫ̩] Homophone: buckle Rhymes: -ʌkəl === Adjective === buccal (not comparable) (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek. Synonyms: (of a tooth) facial, genal Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth. (pharmacology) 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. (linguistics) supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “buccal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “buccal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === Learned word formed from the root of Latin bucca (whence French bouche) with the suffix -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /by.kal/ === Adjective === buccal (feminine buccale, masculine plural buccaux, feminine plural buccales) buccal (of, relating to, or lying in the mouth) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== oral === Further reading === “buccal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012