buccal cavity

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Definition of buccal cavity in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of buccal cavity in English English dictionary

The first part of the stomodaeum, lying just within the mouth; its dilator muscles arising on the clypeus, and inserted before the frontal ganglion and its connectives

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

the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks

Hyphenation

buc·cal ca·vi·ty

Synonyms

mouth, oral cavity

Etymology

() buccal (“of or pertaining to the cheek or mouth”) + cavity (“hollow area”)