buccal

Adjective

Pertaining to the cheek or the mouth.
of or relating to or toward the cheek

Adjective Satellite

lying within the mouth
- "a buccal gland"
oriented toward the inside of the cheek
- "the buccal aspect of the gum"

Adj

Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.
Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.
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.
supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

Examples

buccal branch of the facial nerve
buccal cavity
buccal surface of the molars
The buccal cavity of the word ’QUIXOTIC’ seems designed for Scrabble success.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al.

Synonyms

facial, genal

Scrabble Score: 12

buccal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
buccal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
buccal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

buccal: valid Words With Friends Word