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Orad
adj, adv
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Located towards the oral opening (the mouth).
"The sutures of four septa are exposed; the most orad of these can be traced with a fair degree of accuracy throughout almost its entire course."
Adverb
- 1 Towards the oral opening (the mouth).
"The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn, which is described as substernal burning that moves orad from the xiphoid."
Adverb
- 1 toward the mouth or oral region wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From oro- + -ad.
Etymology 2
From oro- + -ad.
See also for "orad"
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