peroral

[ puh-rawr-uhl, -rohr- ]

adjective
  1. administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.

Origin of peroral

1
First recorded in 1905–10; per- + oral

Other words from peroral

  • per·o·ral·ly, adverb

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