orad

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     The endoscope is advanced to its most orad (toward the mouth) limit and then slowly withdrawn so that the mucosa can be thoroughly examined.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

• (anatomy, location): caudad, ventral

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

• road, A-Rod, Rado, orda, Dora, DORA

Amis

Noun

orad

1. rain
2. rainwater

References

• “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

Verb

orad

1. second-person plural imperative of orar