buccaladjective
uk/ˈbʌk.əl/us/ˈbʌk.əl/specializedrelating to the inside of the mouth, especially the cheek
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The mouth & throat
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccinator
- cricothyroid
- Cupid's bow
- epiglottis
- glottis
- gob
- gullet
- gummy
- larynx
- mylohyoid
- orbicularis
- palate
- palatine
- salivary duct
- sphenopalatine
- trout pout
- windpipe
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Examples from literature
- Frequently added to this is redness of the buccal and nasal membranes.
- Its buccal members are mere vestiges, useless simulacra, not real organs able to perform their duties.
- The buccal machinery, or articulate speech, is the language of the mind.
- The tongue is very small and entirely out of proportion to the vast buccal capacity.