oral
89
2.7
- adjective
- /ˈɔrəl/
- Specialized
:
bucal
- Repeat swabs, smears, and cultures obtained from the oral cavity were negative for R. microsporus.
- oral cavity
- oral hygiene
- oral health
So the steroids, I went on the steroids, oral steroids for four months.
- So the steroids, I went on the steroids, oral steroids for four months.
- Can we work on oral health in those settings as well?
- Some people might find these beneficial for these oral surgeries, right?
- He was, I think he had had like oral surgery or something like that.
- This is the Thera brush dentist formulated fresh breath oral rinse in mild mint.
- And tea will make the saliva more acidic and make your oral health potentially less good.
- I use clove every single day for my oral health.
- El Carnitine are injected oral, yeah, oral through liquid liquid form.
- I think it's receiving oral favors while sitting on the toilet.
- We moved on from oh, a full medication, the OR gel, oral antiseptic reliever tooth.
Examples
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Next up, Thera breath dentist formulated fresh breath oral rinse.
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I'm getting corrective oral surgery tomorrow, for my teeth.
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Our record is one that is oral but not written.
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But if you have any questions about your oral report or whatever, please get back to me.
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Can we work on oral health in those settings as well?
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A little oral hygiene could have saved those teeth.
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Innovative initiatives are necessary to address the oral health needs of disadvantaged Latino children.
Academic text (2012) -
Mint scent Cleans and sterilizes oral appliances.
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The dentist emphasized the importance of good oral hygiene to prevent cavities.
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Children are taught how to take care of their oral health through regular check-ups.
Synonyms
1
8.8
Of the cheek or inside the mouth in medicine and dentistry
Happening around the mouth, especially on the lips and nearby skin
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.6
A pill women take to prevent pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg
- Specialized
1
3.7
A disease in the mouth when harmful cells grow and form a lump often on the lips or tongue
- Specialized
1
3.7
A pill taken by mouth that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant
- Specialized
A speech sound made when air leaves only through the mouth, not the nose
- Specialized
A contagious infection that causes painful cold sores on or around the lips
- Jargon
A personality type that comes from early feeding problems and shows strong need for others or selfish, aggressive behavior
- Specialized
First stage of a baby's development when they feel pleasure from sucking and biting
- Specialized
A medicine people take by mouth that contains weakened polio virus to protect them from polio
- Specialized
The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
- Specialized
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
How Invasive
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
89
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
oral = or + al
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-al', but the root 'or-' (mouth) is a learned combining form rather than a standalone English word, so learners may not transparently derive the meaning from known English words.
Etymology
Oral comes from the Latin root oris meaning 'mouth'. So oral describes things 'of the mouth', like oral health or medicines taken by mouth.