What does buccal mean?

Definitions for buccalˈbʌk əl

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word buccal.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. buccal(adj)

    of or relating to or toward the cheek

  2. buccal(adj)

    lying within the mouth

    "a buccal gland"

  3. buccal(adj)

    oriented toward the inside of the cheek

    "the buccal aspect of the gum"


  1. buccal(Adjective)

    Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.

  2. buccal(Adjective)

    On the side facing the cheek.

  3. buccal(Adjective)

    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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Buccal(adj)

    of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Buccal

    buk′al, adj. pertaining to the cheek. [L.]


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of buccal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of buccal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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