orad
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See also: oråd
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
orad (comparative more orad, superlative most orad)
- (anatomy) Located towards the oral opening (the mouth).
- 1931, William Arthur Parks, Collected Papers, volume 3, page 86:
- 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.
- 2001, Leonard R. Johnson, Gastrointestinal Physiology, page 63:
- The frequency of segmenting contractions is higher in the descending and sigmoid colon than in more orad areas.
- 2006, Sara J. Busch, Small Animal Surgical Nursing: Skills and Concepts, page 270:
- The endoscope is advanced to its most orad (toward the mouth) limit and then slowly withdrawn so that the mucosa can be thoroughly examined.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of "located toward the mouth"): aboral
Coordinate terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
orad
- (anatomy) Towards the oral opening (the mouth).
- 1999, D. Michael Denbow, “12: Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology”, in G. Causey Whittow, editor, Sturkie's Avian Physiology, page 307:
- Beginning 8 to 10 sec prior to egestion, the pellet is moved orad by esophageal antiperistalsis.
- 2012, Neeraj Sharma, Janice Freeman, “8: Esophageal Manometry”, in Joel E. Richter, Donald O. Castell, editors, The Esophagus, page 179:
- This is due to the UES moving completely off the sensor as it moves orad with the swallow.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of "towards the mouth"): aborad
Anagrams[edit]
Amis[edit]
Noun[edit]
orad
References[edit]
- “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
orad