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oral phase — noun (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant s development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting • Syn: ↑oral stage • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth… … Useful english dictionary
oral stage — ▪ psychology in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, initial psychosexual stage during which the developing infant s main concerns are with oral gratification. The oral phase in the normal infant has a direct bearing on the infant s activities… … Universalium
oral stage — noun (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant s development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting • Syn: ↑oral phase • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth… … Useful english dictionary
oral eroticism — fixation of libido at (or regression to) the oral phase of infantile development, said in psychoanalytic theory to produce passive, insecure, sensitive character. 2. the pleasure derived from the use of the mouth for other than nutritional… … Medical dictionary
oral — oral, ale, aux [ ɔral, o ] adj. • 1610; du lat. os, oris « bouche » 1 ♦ (Opposé à écrit) Qui se fait, se transmet par la parole. Langue orale et langue écrite. Cours d expression orale. Confession, déposition orale. ⇒ verbal. Littérature,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oral submucous fibrosis — (or OSF) is a chronic,complex,irreversible,highly potent pre cancerous condition characterized by juxta epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues (lamina propria and deeper connective tissues). As the… … Wikipedia
oral — den Mund betreffend; mundwärts; Mund...; mündlich * * * oral 〈Adj.〉 zum Mund gehörig, durch den, mit dem Mund ● ein Medikament oral einnehmen; oraler Geschlechtsverkehr = Oralverkehr [zu lat. os, Gen. oris „Mund“] * * * o|ral [lat. os, Gen.: oris … Universal-Lexikon
oral — orality, n. orally, adv. /awr euhl, ohr /, adj. 1. uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony. 2. of, using, or transmitted by speech: oral methods of language teaching; oral traditions. 3. of, pertaining to, or involving the mouth: the oral… … Universalium
Oral — Der Begriff oral (lateinisch sinngemäß durch den Mund, zum Mund bzw. zur Mundhöhle gehörig, auch mit der Bedeutung mündlich) bezeichnet: als Lage und Richtungsbezeichnung in der medizinischen Terminologie mundwärts gelegen (Gegenteil: aboral) den … Deutsch Wikipedia
oral — o•ral [[t]ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr [/t]] adj. 1) uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony[/ex] 2) ling. of, using, or transmitted by speech: oral teaching methods; oral traditions[/ex] 3) anat. of or involving the mouth: oral hygiene[/ex] 4) done or… … From formal English to slang
