Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 34 compound words that contain buccal. The most common are listed below. Open buccal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- buccal cavityThe oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures.
- buccal nerveA nerve of the face arising from the mandibular nerve that provides sensory information from the cheek and nearby parts of the face.
- buccal nervesplural of buccal nerve: A nerve of the face arising from the mandibular nerve that provides sensory information from the cheek and nearby parts of the face.
- buccal pumpingA method of ventilation used in respiration in which the animal moves the floor of its mouth in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent. It is the sole means of inflating the lungs in amphibians.
- buccal fat extractionSynonym of bichectomy: Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face.
- buccal fat removalSynonym of bichectomy: Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face.
- buccal cavitiesplural of buccal cavity: The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures.
- buccal pitA small pit that forms on the side of a molar.
- buccal pitsplural of buccal pit: A small pit that forms on the side of a molar.
Compound words 34
- debuccalizationA sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes glottal [h] or [ʔ].
- buccallyIn a buccal manner, such as
- buccalizeTo make or become buccal.
- mesiobuccalOf or relating to the mesial and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.
- nasobuccalOf or pertaining to the nose and mouth.
- prebuccalSituated in front of the mouth
- alveolobuccalRelating to the alveolus and the cheek
- anterobuccalanterior and buccal
- axiobuccalRelating to, or dividing the axial and buccal planes of a tooth
- buccaliseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of buccalize.