Category:Oral

O"ral, a. Etym: [l. os, oris, the mouth, akin to skr. as. Cf. Adore, Orison, usher.]

1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; As, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.

2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; As, oral cilia or cirri.