peroral

American  

[puh-rawr-uhl, -rohr-] / pəˈrɔr əl, -ˈroʊr- /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• perorally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of peroral

First recorded in 1905–10; per- + oral

Example Sentences

Retrograde esophagoscopy through a gastrostomy wound offers some advantages over peroral treatment; but unless the gastrostomy is high, the procedure is undoubtedly more difficult.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Every patient should be examined by indirect, mirror laryngoscopy as a preliminary to peroral endoscopy for any purpose whatsoever.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, and gastroscopy; a manual of peroral endoscopy and laryngeal surgery, by Chevalier Jackson & Chevalier L. Jackson. 3d ed. © 7Aug34; A74575.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Endo-tracheal administration of ether is, however, far safer than peroral administration, for it overcomes the danger of respiratory arrest from pressure of the esophagoscope, foreign body, or both, on the trachea.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

The muscular tension exerted by some patients in assuming and holding a faulty position is almost as much of a hindrance to peroral endoscopy as is the position itself.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier