preoral

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adjective

Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.

“preoral brush”

Opposite
postoral
OriginEnglish oral ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreoral (not comparable)

alternative pre-oral

  1. not comparableanatomySituated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.

    preoral brush

    3 more examples

    preoral aperture

    preoral cavity

    preoral nerve

  2. not comparablehuman sciencesPrior to the oral stage, in Freudian psychoanalysis.
  3. not comparablePrior to an oral exam.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
postoral

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishoral
  10. Englishpreoral

From pre- + oral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preoral

oralfloralcoralpastoralchoralauralmayoralauroralbinauralamoralmonauralloralporalgoralperioralaboraladoralcirchoralcircumoralcorollifloraldiscifloralendauralendoralexosporal
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Anagrams

peroral
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APA

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MLA

“preoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preoral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoral.

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