BUCCAL CAVITY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The cavity between the jaws and the cheeks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("buccal cavity" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Holonyms ("buccal cavity" is a part of...):

mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)

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