oral

spoken: an oral history; an oral exam; pertaining to the mouth: the oral cavity
Not to be confused with:aural – pertaining to an aura; pertaining to the ear or the sense of hearing

oral

spoken rather than written: oral exam; relating to the mouth: oral cavity
Not to be confused with:verbal – relating to words: verbal ability; using words alone without action: verbal imagery; literal: a verbal translation

O·ral

O0104700 (ôr′əl) or U·ralsk (yo͝o-rălsk′, o͞o-rälsk′) A city of northwest Kazakhstan on the Ural River south-southeast of Samara, Russia. Founded by Cossacks c. 1622, it is a processing and manufacturing center.

o·ral

O0104700 (ôr′əl)adj.1. Spoken rather than written.2. Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.3. Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.4. Consisting of or using speech: oral instruction.5. Linguistics Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.6. Psychology Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.n. often orals An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written.

[Late Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs, ōr-, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]

o′ral·ly adv.

oral

(ˈɔːrəl; ˈɒrəl) adj1. spoken or verbal: an oral agreement. 2. (Medicine) relating to, affecting, or for use in the mouth: an oral thermometer. 3. (Zoology) of or relating to the surface of an animal, such as a jellyfish, on which the mouth is situated4. (Medicine) denoting a drug to be taken by mouth: an oral contraceptive. Compare parenteral5. of, relating to, or using spoken words6. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics pronounced with the soft palate in a raised position completely closing the nasal cavity and allowing air to pass out only through the mouth7. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal a. relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which the child's interest is concentrated on the mouthb. denoting personality traits, such as dependence, selfishness, and aggression, resulting from fixation at the oral stage. Compare anal², genital², phallic²n (Education) an examination in which the questions and answers are spoken rather than written[C17: from Late Latin orālis, from Latin ōs face] ˈorally adv

o•ral

(ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr-)

adj. 1. uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony. 2. of, using, or transmitted by speech: oral teaching methods; oral traditions. 3. of or involving the mouth: oral hygiene. 4. done or administered through the mouth. 5. (of a speech sound) pronounced with all the air issuing through the mouth and none through the nose, as the normal English vowels or the consonants (b) and (v). 6. a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earliest phase of psychosexual development, during which pleasure is derived from activities involving the mouth, as sucking, eating, and babbling. b. of or pertaining to a group of adult behaviors and personality traits including eating, talking, feeding, and being friendly and generous. 7. lingual (def. 4). n. 8. an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given esp. to a candidate for an advanced degree. [1615–25; < Latin ōr- (s. of ōs) mouth + -al¹] o•ral′i•ty, n. o′ral•ly, adv. usage: See verbal.

o·ral

(ôr′əl) Relating to the mouth.

aural

oral1. 'aural'

Aural means 'relating to your ears and your sense of hearing'. Aural is pronounced /'ɔːrəl/ or /'aʊrəl/.

I have used written and aural material.2. 'oral'

Oral means 'relating to your mouth'. It also describes things that involve speaking rather than writing. Oral is pronounced /'ɔːrəl/.

...an oral test in German.

Both aural and oral are fairly formal words. They are used mainly to talk about teaching methods and examinations.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oral - an examination conducted by spoken communicationoral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voceexam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Adj.	1.	oral - using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"unwrittenspoken - uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"
	2.	oral - of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
	3.	oral - of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animalsaboral - opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish"
	4.	oral - 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 aggressiondepth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"anal retentive, anal - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

oral

adjective spoken, vocal, verbal, unwritten, viva voce All students have to take a written and oral examination.

oral

adjective1. Produced by the voice:articulate, sonant, spoken, uttered, vocal, voiced.2. Expressed or transmitted in speech:spoken, unwritten, verbal, word-of-mouth.

Translations

口头的口试口部的

oral

(ˈoːrəl) adjective1. spoken, not written. an oral examination.口头的2. of or by the mouth. oral hygiene; an oral contraceptive.口部的 noun a spoken examination. He passed the written exam, but failed his oral.口试ˈorally adverbmedicine to be taken orally.口服

oral

→ 口头的zhCN, 口试zhCN

oral

[o´ral] 1. pertaining to the mouth; taken through or applied in the mouth.2. denoting that aspect of the teeth that faces inward towards the oral cavity or tongue.

or·al

(ōr'ăl), Do not confuse this word with its near-homophone aural.Relating to the mouth. [L. os (or-), mouth]

oral

(ôr′əl)adj.1. Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.2. Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.3. Psychology Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.

o′ral·ly adv.

or·al

(ōr'ăl) Relating to the mouth. [L. os (or-), mouth]

oral

Pertaining to the mouth.

oral

of or relating to the mouth or to its uses.

or·al

(ōr'ăl) Relating to the mouth. [L. os (or-), mouth]

Patient discussion about oral

Q. Is it possible to prevent appearance of oral aphthae? I get these a lot and lately I've heard it comes as a result of stress or weak immune system. Is that true? Is there a way to make it go away forever????? anyone who has ever had this annoying thing in his mouth knows what I'm talking about... I know all the possible curing ways- I'm looking for prevention now...thanx!A. welcome to my life! every time the air get's a little dry i get 1-3 aphthae and can't eat for the next 4-6 days. so i investigated a little, and i'm sorry but right now no one really knows what causes them. they know that from some reason the body get's an immune reaction in the oral mucosa and that causes an ulcer. but a friend of mine went to an Ayurveda therapist that told him to stop eating tomatoes and eggplants (in any way, cooked,baked,fried) and he says he stop getting aphthae. so you might try Ayurveda for prevention. it could help...

Q. What are the effects of alcoholism on the oral cavity? I have to make a presentation on this topic, and I would like to know what are the main pathological effects of chronic alcoholism on the oral cavity, I know that it is a carcinogen, but it mainly acts as a promoter, is there any cancer that is caused by alcohol abuse?A. alcohol can interact harmfully with several medications commonly used in dental treatment. Alcohol intensifies the depressant effect of barbituates and tranquilizers creating a higher risk of deep sedation and unconsciousness. Following treatment, the ability to drive may be impaired. Medications used to control high blood pressure and angina have a dilating effect on the blood vessels which is intensified by alcohol.
The result is a higher likelihood of low blood pressure and fainting. Even the action of aspirin is intensified by alcohol, causing excessive bleeding by disrupting clot formation

Q. is it normal to be addiected to oral sex men eating me outA. in an experiment they did on mice, they inserted an electrode to the pleasure area in the mouse's brain and every time he hit a certain pedal- it sent an electrical charge and aroused the pleasure area in the brain.
the mouse didn't care about food, females and nothing else. he just continued to push the pedal like crazy until he died.
we are addicted to pleasure too. what ever arouses your pleasure areas in the brain.

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