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buccopalatal

/ˌbʌkoʊˈpælətəl/

buccopalatal adjective: in a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

Adjective

buccopalatal (not comparable)

  1. In a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
  2. In a direction with buccal and palatal vectors.
    • Cured resin blocks were cut in the middle of buccopalatal and mesiodistal directions using linear precision saw (Isomet 5000; Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) referring to four reference points.2015 August 18, Min-Kyung Ji et al., “Evaluation of marginal fit of 2 CAD-CAM anatomic contour zirconia crown systems and lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crown”, in The Journal of Advanced...

Origin of buccopalatal

From bucco- + palatal.

Questions about buccopalatal

What does buccopalatal mean?
Buccopalatal means in a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
What part of speech is buccopalatal?
Buccopalatal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce buccopalatal?
Buccopalatal is pronounced /ˌbʌkoʊˈpælətəl/.

Words near buccopalatal in the dictionary

  1. buccomedial
  2. buccomesial
  3. bucconasal
  4. bucconid
  5. bucconids
  6. buccopalatal
  7. buccopharyngeal
  8. buccopharynx
  9. buccopharynxes
  10. buccophayngeal
  11. buccopulpal

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