circumoral

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UK/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/

adjective

Around or encircling the mouth.

“a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia”

OriginEnglish oral ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
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Meanings

adjectivecircumoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAround or encircling the mouth.

    a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia

nouncircumoral (plural circumorals)

plural circumorals

  1. Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Englishoral
  8. Englishcircumoral

From circum- + oral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with circumoral

oralfloralcoralpastoralchoralauralmayoralauroralbinauralamoralmonauralloralporalgoralperioralaboraladoralcirchoralcorollifloraldiscifloralendauralendoralexosporalextrafloral
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Cite this entry
APA

circumoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumoral

MLA

“circumoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumoral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumoral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumoral.

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