preoral

• pre-oral

From pre- +‎ oral.

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

preoral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.

   preoral aperture

   preoral brush

   preoral cavity

   preoral nerve

2. (psychoanalysis) Prior to the oral stage, in Freudian psychoanalysis.
3. Prior to an oral exam.

• postoral

• “preoral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• peroral