adjective Download 🔗Share Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth. Examples : "The nurse administered the medicine through a buccal tablet, placing it between the patient's cheek and gum so it could dissolve. " anatomy body organ physiology medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek. Examples : "The dentist checked the buccal surface of my molars for any signs of decay. " anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a drug) 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. Examples : "The doctor prescribed a buccal tablet for my nausea, instructing me to let it dissolve between my gum and cheek. " medicine physiology anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading