Oral Cavity

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** The cavity located at the upper end of the alimentary canal, behind the teeth and gums that is bounded on the outside by the lips, above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue.

**Synonyms:** - BODY CAVITY, ORAL - Buccal - Buccal Cavity - Buccal Cavity - Buccal Cavity - Buccal cavity - Mouth - Mouth - Mouth, NOS - ORAL CAVITY - Oral - Oral cavity structure (body structure) - Orally - buccal cavity - cavity of mouth - mouth - oral cavity - oral cavity - regio oralis