orad

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See also: oråd

English

Etymology

From oro- +‎ -ad.

Adjective

orad (comparative more orad, superlative most orad)

  1. (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      The endoscope is advanced to its most orad (toward the mouth) limit and then slowly withdrawn so that the mucosa can be thoroughly examined.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

  • (antonym(s) of “located toward the mouth”): aboral

Coordinate terms

Adverb

orad

  1. (anatomy) Towards the oral opening (the mouth).
    • 1998, Tadataka Yamada et al., Handbook of Gastroenterology, page 228:
      The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn, which is described as substernal burning that moves orad from the xiphoid.
    • 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

  • (antonym(s) of “towards the mouth”): aborad

Anagrams

Amis

Noun

orad

  1. rain
  2. rainwater

References

Spanish

Verb

orad

  1. second-person plural imperative of orar
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