Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, the oral cavity; oral cilia or cirri.
Used in or taken into the body through the mouth.
adj. L. os, oris = mouth; e.g. os uteri.
Using the mouth to perform stimulating sexual acts.
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
mucositis: Inflammation and tenderness of the lining of the mouth (mouth sores)
Pertaining to the orifice of a bryozoan zooid (not to the mouth) (Hayward & Ryland, 1998).
A delivery mechanism that involves taking a drug by mouth.
Medication or treatment that can be given by mouth
Cancer of the oral cavity is common in dogs and less common in cats. A very wide range of tumors can occur from very malignant to benign. Signs may include difficulty eating, swelling inside or outside the mouth, halitosis and bloody saliva. A biopsy is critical for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Treatment is generally with surgery (possibly including bone removal procedures) and/or radiation. The outcome of treatment is extremely variable depending on tumor type, site, size and species.
Latin oris = a mouth, hence, pertaining to the mouth.
by mouth. alliative: treatment designed to reduce the symptoms of a disease rather than to cure it.
Pertaining to the mouth, taken through of applied in the mouth as an oral medication.
Pertaining to the mouth. An oral medication is taken by mouth.
relating to the mouth; taken by mouth.
Pertaining to spoken words. See Verbal
By or having to do with the mouth.
Relating to the mouth. Used to describe how a drug (or contrast medium) is administered, as opposite to injection (=parenteral) or rectal (= as an enema)
Of or having to do with the mouth.
relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine".
Pertaining to the mouth, or given by mouth (as in oral medications).
refers to the mouth. For example, medicines that are taken orally are taken by mouth. Oral cancer is cancer of the mouth.
Of the mouth; through or by the mouth.
To be given through the mouth.
Pertaining to the mouth. Oral piercings include tongue, lip, labret, cheek piercings.