bucco-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “cheek,” “mouth,” used in the formation of compound words:
buccolingual.
Origin
< Latin bucc(a) lower cheek, jaw, mouth + -o-
Related Words
- buccal
- buccolingual
1892 Phil. Trans. B. CLXXXIII. 98Dastre and Morat find..that the vaso-dilator fibres for the bucco-facial region of the Dog issue by the IInd., IIIrd., IVth., and Vth. thoracic nerves.
1903 Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 3),Buccocervical, pertaining to the neck and the buccal surface of a tooth. Buccolabial, pertaining to the cheek and lip. Buccopharyngeal, pertaining to the mouth and pharynx.
1911 St. Clair ThomsonDis. Nose & Throat ii. vii. 111The bucco-nasal membrane.
1967 G. M. Wyburn et al.Conc. Anat. 137/2The overlapping constrictor muscles in their sheath of buccopharyngeal fascia.
bucco-
combining form
Etymology: probably from New Latin, from Latin bucca cheek — more at pock
: buccal and
< buccogingival >
< buccolingual >
< buccogingival >
< buccolingual >