buccal

/ˈbʌ.kəl/

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.

  2. 2

    (of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek.

  3. 3

    (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.

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