The word oral may refer to:
Relating to the mouth
* Relating to the
mouth
A mouth also referred to as the oral is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and animal communication#Auditory, vocalize. The body cavity immediately behind the mouth opening, known as the oral cavity (or in Latin), is also t ...
, the first portion of the alimentary canal that primarily receives food and liquid
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Oral administration
Oral administration is a route of administration whereby a substance is taken through the Human mouth, mouth, swallowed, and then processed via the digestive system. This is a common route of administration for many medications.
Oral administ ...
of medicines
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Oral examination
The oral exam (also oral test or '; ' in German-speaking nations) is a practice in many schools and disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form. The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demons ...
(also known as an oral exam or oral test), a practice in many schools and disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form
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Oral hygiene
Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping one's oral cavity clean and free of disease and other problems (e.g. bad breath) by regular brushing of the teeth (dental hygiene) and adopting good hygiene habits. It is important that oral hygiene be carr ...
, practices involved in cleaning the mouth and preventing disease
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Oral medication
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Oral rehydration therapy
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) also officially known as Oral Rehydration Solution is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salt ...
, a simple treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhea
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Oral sex
Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue, or teeth). Cunnilingus is oral sex performed on the vu ...
, sexual activity involving the stimulation of genitalia by use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat.
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Oral stage
In Freudian psychoanalysis, the term oral stage denotes the first psychosexual development stage wherein the mouth of the infant is their primary erogenous zone. Spanning the life period from birth to the age of 18 months, the oral stage is the ...
, a human development phase in Freudian developmental psychology
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Oral tradition
Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.Jan Vansina, Vansina, Jan: ''Oral Tradition as History'' (19 ...
, cultural material and tradition transmitted orally from one generation to another
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Oralism
Oralism is the education of deaf students through oral language by using lip reading, speech, and mimicking the mouth shapes and breathing patterns of speech.Through Deaf Eyes. Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott. DVD, PBS (Direct), 2007. Oralism c ...
, the education of deaf students through oral language by using lip reading, and mimicking of mouth shapes and breathing patterns
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Speech communication
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, s ...
, also known as oral communication or verbal communication, as opposed to writing
Places
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Oral, Kazakhstan
Oral (, ), also known as Uralsk (, ), is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural (river), Ural and Chagan (Ural), Chagan rivers close to the Russian Kazakhstan–Russia border, border. As it is located on the western bank ...
, a city
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Oral, South Dakota
Oral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 66 at the 2020 census.
Oral has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57766.
Demographics
History
A post of ...
, United States
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Royaume d'Oral
The Principality of Bethio (also spelled Bequio, Bekio, Bitio, Bétio or Beetyo) was a small monarchy located for centuries along the lower Senegal River valley, on the border between modern Mauritania and Senegal, in the northeast of Biffeche. In ...
, 18th-century French name for the Principality of Bethio on the Senegal River in West Africa
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Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a Private university, private Evangelicalism, evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, Charismatic Christianity, Charismatic Christian preacher Oral ...
, named after the televangelist
People
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Oral (name)
Oral is a unisex given name with different origins. In Turkey, it is a masculine name referring to those who would conquer a city or a fortress. It is also used as a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name Male
* Oral Bullen ( ...
, list of people with the name
Music
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"Oral" (song), 2023 song by Björk and Rosalía
See also
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Aural
Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through an organ, such as an ear, by detecting vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory s ...
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Ora (disambiguation) ORA or Ora may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Ora'' (film), a 2011 experimental dance film
* ''Ora'' (Jovanotti album), 2011, or the title track
* ''Ora'' (Rita Ora album), 2012
* Ora TV, an on-demand television company
* Rita Ora (born ...
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Orel (disambiguation)
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Ural (disambiguation)
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