On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Buccal. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as feature or lineament and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Buccal in a sentence
Buccal meaning
- 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.
Using Buccal
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: feature, lineament, oral.
- In the example corpus, buccal often appears in combinations such as: the buccal, buccal cavity, buccal pumping.
Context around Buccal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buccal
- In this selection, "buccal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, job, pugnacious, tiny, cavity, pumping and fat stand out and add context to how "buccal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 the buccal cavity where and a buccal swab usually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buccal" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buccal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It will apply to all buccal nicotine pouches. (8 words)
Femi emptied the content of his pugnacious buccal cavity on the journalist. (12 words)
A buccal swab usually involves scraping the inside of the cheek to collect cells for testing. (16 words)
The size of the tentacle is related to the size of the buccal cavity; larger, stronger tentacles can hold prey as small bites are taken from it; with more numerous, smaller tentacles, prey is swallowed whole, so the mouth cavity must be larger. (43 words)
This is distinct from most higher vertebrates, who use a breathing system driven by negative pressure where the lungs are inflated by expanding the rib cage. citation In buccal pumping, the floor of the mouth is lowered, filling the mouth cavity with air. (43 words)
Females can store sperm in two places (1) the buccal cavity where recently mated males place their spermatophores, and (2) the internal sperm-storage receptacles where sperm packages from previous males are stored. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A buccal swab usually involves scraping the inside of the cheek to collect cells for testing.
The buccal fat removal hashtag on TikTok has over 150million views, as videos discussing the procedure and speculating what celebrities have received it regularly go viral.
It will apply to all buccal nicotine pouches.
Lucas was arrested, taken to Bathurst Police Station and, after speaking with legal representation, declined to be interviewed about the matter, but did consent to a buccal (mouth) swab forensic procedure.
The sharks also remained still, except for lower jaw movements that suggest these ram-ventilating sharks can switch to buccal pumping behaviour.
Yet, cosmetic experts have now suggested the Poker Face singer may have undergone cosmetic work including a nose job, buccal fat removal and even surgery to reshape the corners of her eyes.
Femi emptied the content of his pugnacious buccal cavity on the journalist.
L.M. Martínez et al, Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain), Journal of Human EvolutionDOI: 10.1016/j.
Both genders also possess a tiny buccal capsule and cylindrical esophagus without a posterior bulb. citation In the free-living stage, the esophagi of both sexes are rhabditiform.
Females can store sperm in two places (1) the buccal cavity where recently mated males place their spermatophores, and (2) the internal sperm-storage receptacles where sperm packages from previous males are stored.
Flushing is used by both the male and female; it is the process of removing spermatophores of other males by continuously pumping strong jets of water into the buccal cavity of the female.
However, its use is strongly associated with development of leukoplakia (a white patch in the mouth), usually in the buccal sulcus.
Often, lozenges or "gummies" for sublingual or buccal absorption prepared by a compounding pharmacy are used to combat this issue.
Ruppert, Fox & Barnes (2004) p. 908 Some sea cucumbers use their buccal tentacles to transfer their eggs to their underside or back where they are retained.
Their buccal cavity is enlarged and dome-shaped, acting as a resonance chamber that amplifies the sound.
The size of the tentacle is related to the size of the buccal cavity; larger, stronger tentacles can hold prey as small bites are taken from it; with more numerous, smaller tentacles, prey is swallowed whole, so the mouth cavity must be larger.
The tip of the tongue then lies anterior to the choanae, excluding the nasal respiratory pathway from the buccal cavity.
This fact allows the relationship testing to use all types of all samples including loose cells from the cheeks collected using buccal swabs, blood or other types of samples.
This is distinct from most higher vertebrates, who use a breathing system driven by negative pressure where the lungs are inflated by expanding the rib cage. citation In buccal pumping, the floor of the mouth is lowered, filling the mouth cavity with air.
Varanids, and a few other lizard species, employ buccal pumping as a complement to their normal "axial breathing".
Common combinations with buccal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: