Oral and Rectal

Oral

Oral adjective - Expressed or communicated by voice.

Rectal and oral are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Rectal" with "Oral", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Word: orally

Rectal

Rectal adjective - Of or involving the rectum.
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Synonyms for Rectal

Oral and rectal are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Oral" with "Rectal", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Word: rectum

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Pilot episode of M*A*S*H, someone accidentally uses a rectal thermometer as an oral thermometer.
  • A Futurama comic book involved Cubert being sick and complaining of how Doctor Zoidberg used the rectal thermometer rather than the oral one.
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