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 aggression
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"
an examination conducted by word of mouth 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 aggression 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"
You use oral to indicate that something is done with a person's mouth or relates to a person's mouth. good oral hygiene. + orally oral·ly antibiotic tablets taken orally. oral cavity oral tradition Roberts Oral
{s} verbal, spoken; of or pertaining to the mouth; taken or administered by the mouth (Medicine); (Psychoanalysis) understood or experienced through the mouth (of a stage in childhood development)
Oral communication is spoken rather than written. the written and oral traditions of ancient cultures. an oral agreement. + orally oral·ly their ability to present ideas orally and in writing