buccodistal

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adjective

Relating the angle between the buccal and distal wall of a cavity or surface of a tooth

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

adjectivebuccodistal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating the angle between the buccal and distal wall of a cavity or surface of a tooth

Origin

  1. Latinbucca
  2. Englishbucco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  6. Proto-Italic*dis-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*staējō
  11. Proto-Italic*staēō
  12. Latinstō
  13. Latindistō
  14. Latindistāns
  15. Old Frenchdistant
  16. Middle Englishdistaunt
  17. Englishdistant
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishdistal
  21. Englishbuccodistal

From bucco- + distal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with buccodistal

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Anagrams

distobuccal
Cite this entry
APA

buccodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccodistal

MLA

“buccodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buccodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccodistal.

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