bucco-

See also: Bucco

English

Etymology

From buccal, from Latin bucca (“mouth; cheek”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbʌkoʊ/

Prefix

bucco-

  1. (anatomy, medicine, dentistry) buccal; related to the cheek.
  2. (anatomy, medicine, dentistry) (rarely; historically) oral; related to the mouth, especially the oral cavity.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with bucco-
buccoapical
buccoaxial
buccocervical
buccodistal
buccofacial
buccogingival
buccohypophyseal
buccohypophysial
buccolabial
buccolingual
buccomandibular
buccomedial
buccomesial
bucconasal
bucco-occlusal
oculobuccogenital
buccopalatal
buccopharyngeal
buccopharynx
buccopulpal

French

Etymology

From Latin bucca (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /by.ko/

Prefix

bucco-

  1. (relational) mouth; oral; bucco-
    Synonym: oro-
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