Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Oral

Oral , adjective

[Latin os, oris, the mouth, akin to Sanskrit ās. Compare 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, the oral cavity; oral cilia or cirri.