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Buccal Cavity Pronunciation
Buccal Cavity is pronounced BYOO-kuhl-KA-vuh-tee, IPA /ˈbjukəl ˈkævəti/.
BYOO-kuhl-KA-vuh-tee
US /ˈbjukəl ˈkævəti/ · UK /ˈbʌkəl ˈkævɪti/
Syllables: BYOO · kuhl · KA · vuh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun phrase: The mouth, treated as the hollow space where chewing and the first stage of digestion happen.
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Buccal Cavity in a Sentence
- Saliva enters the buccal cavity through three pairs of glands.
- The diagram labels the buccal cavity, the pharynx and the oesophagus.
- Food is broken down mechanically in the buccal cavity before it is swallowed.
Common Mispronunciations of Buccal Cavity
Not BOO-kuhl-KA-vuh-tee
Slide a y in before the oo, so the first part opens like beautiful. American dictionaries give byoo for this word.
Not BYOO-kuhl-ka-VY-tee
Cavity has a short i in the middle, so the second word rhymes with gravity rather than variety.
Tip: Cavity holds all three of its beats, KA-vuh-tee, even where the middle one is almost inaudible.
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