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Definition of Oral

1. Noun. An examination conducted by spoken communication.

2. Adjective. Using speech rather than writing. "An oral agreement"

3. Adjective. Of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth. "An oral vaccine"

4. Adjective. Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located. "The oral surface of a starfish"

5. Adjective. 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.

Definition of Oral

1. a. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.

Definition of Oral

1. Proper noun. ( male given name) of American usage, ultimately derived from ''Aurelius''. ¹

2. Adjective. Relating to the mouth; mouthly. ¹

3. Adjective. Spoken rather than written. ¹

4. Noun. A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. ¹

5. Noun. A physical examination of the mouth. ¹

6. Noun. oral sex. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oral

1. an examination requiring spoken answers [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oral

1. Pertaining to the mouth, taken through or applied in the mouth, as an oral medication or an oral thermometer. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oral

oracle of Delphi oracled oracles oracling oracular oracularities oracularity oracularly oraculous oraculously

oraculousness oracy orad oragious oraison oral (erosive) lichen planus oral availability oral biology oral cancer oral cavities

oral cavity oral cavity proper oral cholecystogram oral communication oral contraception oral contraceptive oral contraceptive pill oral contract

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