Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Surrounding the mouth; circumoral: correlated with adoral, postoral, and preoral.

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  • adjective anatomy Surrounding the mouth

Etymologies

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peri- +‎ oral

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Examples

  • Dec. 16, 2009 -- Biology may be the reason why women are more prone than men to developing wrinkles around the lips -- called perioral wrinkles -- and deeper ones, too, a new study says.

    WebMD Health 2009

  • Adult-onset acne tends to be perioral, distributed around the mouth.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Adult-onset acne tends to be perioral, distributed around the mouth.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Adult-onset acne tends to be perioral, distributed around the mouth.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Additionally, there were perioral ecchymoses and intraoral cotton fibers that matched the shirt the infant was found in.

    Plain Truth JODI PICOULT 2000

  • Additionally, there were perioral ecchymoses and intraoral cotton fibers that matched the shirt the infant was found in.

    Plain Truth JODI PICOULT 2000

  • Additionally, there were perioral ecchymoses and intraoral cotton fibers that matched the shirt the infant was found in.

    Plain Truth JODI PICOULT 2000

  • Early studies by Hooker showed that cutaneous sensory perception appears in the perioral area of the human fetus in the 7th week of gestation and gradually spreads to all cutaneous and mucous surfaces by 20 weeks.

    The 25th Anniversary Of Roe v Wade: The Test Of Time 1998

  • The resulting respiratory alkalosis from reduction of serum carbon dioxide and increased extracellular calcium binding secondary to pH changes can result in severe perioral and hand and foot paresthesias, dizziness, muscular cramping, and syncope.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Tremor at rest and during voluntary actions; pill rolling at rest (uncommon in drug-induced states), and a fine perioral tremor (the rabbit syndrome) have been reported.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

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