oral
Relating to the mouth.
Example
“oral hygiene”
Other meanings
Done or taken by the mouth.
Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
Related words
- intraoral
- oralcare
- oralistic
- oral availability
- oral allergy syndrome
- oral gratification
- oral examination
- oral history
- oral surgeon
- oral surgery
- oral lore
- oral sex
Word history
From Latin "ōrālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “oral” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.