1. Using speech rather than writing
   "an oral agreement";
   - unwritten
    
2. Of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
   "an oral vaccine"; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"
    
3. (anatomy) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
   "the oral cavity";
   - buccal
    
4. (psychoanalysis) 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
   "The psychologist discussed the patient's possible oral fixation"

1. An examination conducted by spoken communication
   "The doctoral candidate defended his thesis in an oral examination before the committee"; "The language student was nervous about her upcoming oral exam";
   - oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva

Sounds like: aural

Derived forms: orals

See also: spoken

Type of: exam, examination, test

Antonym: anal

Encyclopedia: Oral, South Dakota