Medical Definition of Buccal smear

1. A cytologic smear containing material obtained by scraping the lateral buccal mucosa above the dentate line, smearing, and fixing immediately; used principally for determining somatic sex as indicated by the presence of the sex chromocenter (Barr body). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buccal Smear

buccal cavity
buccal curve
buccal digestion
buccal embrasure
buccal fat-pad
buccal flange
buccal gingiva
buccal glands
buccal lymph node
buccal mucosa
buccal nerve
buccal node
buccal occlusion
buccal pit
buccal region
buccal smear (current term)
buccal surface
buccal tablet
buccal tube
buccal vestibule
buccaneer
buccaneer
buccaneered
buccaneering
buccaneerish
buccaneers
buccina
buccinas
buccinator
buccinator

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