Oral

geographical name

ȯ-ˈräl 

variants or Uralsk

ü-ˈrälsk 

yu̇-ˈralsk

city on the Ural River in western Kazakhstan population 202,161

Kids Definition

oral

adjective

ˈōr-əl, 

ˈȯr-, 

ˈär-

1

: uttered by the mouth : spoken

2

: of, relating to, given by, or near the mouth

oral hygiene

orally

-ə-lē

adverb

Medical Definition

oral

adjective

ˈōr-əl, ˈȯr-, ˈär- 

1

a

: of, relating to, or involving the mouth : buccal

the oral mucous membrane

b

: given or taken through or by way of the mouth

an oral vaccine

an oral suspension of a drug

c

: acting on the mouth

oral diseases

2

: emphasizing lipreading and the development of vocal expression in teaching the deaf compare manual sense 2

3

a

: of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting

b

: of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependence and aggressiveness compare anal sense 2, genital sense 3, phallic sense 2

orality

ȯ-ˈral-ət-ē, ō- 

noun

plural oralities

orally adverb