Lingual is a antonym of buccal.
As adjectives the difference between buccal and lingual
is that buccal is of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth while lingual is related to the tongue.
As a noun lingual is
a sound articulated with the tongue.
buccal
English
Adjective
(-)
Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.
(dentistry, of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek.
(medicine, 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.
Antonyms
* (of a tooth) lingual
Synonyms
* genal
Coordinate terms
*
Derived terms
* buccal cavity
* buccal pumping
* transbuccal
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lingual
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Related to the tongue.
Related to language or linguistics.
(phonetics) articulated with the tongue
(dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.
Synonyms
* (l)
Coordinate terms
*
Noun
(
en noun)
(phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue
Derived terms
* bilingual
* linguality
* lingual tonsil
* multilingual
* omnilingual
* translingual
See also
* alveolar
* dental
* glottal
* labial
* -lingual
* nasal
* palatal
* pharyngeal
* velar
Anagrams
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