orális

Orális is an adjective used in several languages to describe things related to the mouth or to the act of taking substances by mouth. It derives from Latin oralis and is cognate with the English term oral. In medical and scientific usage, orális commonly denotes the oral route of administration or structures of the mouth. In pharmacology, orális administration refers to delivering drugs via the digestive tract through the mouth, as opposed to parenteral routes such as injection. The term covers dosage forms designed for ingestion, including tablets and liquids. In dentistry and orofacial anatomy, orális relates to the oral cavity—the mouth, teeth, gums, tongue and related tissues—and to hygiene and diseases of the mouth, such as caries and periodontitis.

Beyond medicine, orális appears in linguistic and anthropological contexts as a direct loanword meaning "spoken" or "oral" in contrast to "written" in some languages; however, usage varies by language. In sexual health discussions, the term can appear when referring to oral sex, but such usage is context-dependent and typically outside standard medical nomenclature.

Note: spelling with the diacritic (orális) is characteristic of languages like Hungarian; in English, the standard form is "oral."